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XXXII No. 18 Catholic Archdiocese of Miami Price 25$ Friday, September 6,1985 Abortion Back-to-School Blues briefs not retreat -USCC WASHINGTON (NC) — U.S. Catholic Conference officials, respon- ding to criticism that the U.S. bishops had weakened their anti-abortion stance, defended the conference's Supreme Court legal brief filed the previous month in support of a Penn- sylvania abortion restriction law. "The USCC brief is a positive and reasonable step toward restoring full leal protection to the unborn," said Msgr. Daniel F. Hoye, USCC general secretary, in an Aug. 30 statement. "As they have since the Supreme Court decisions of 1973, the bishops and their national organization remain totally committed to this goal." Archbishop Philip Hannan of New Orleans and militant elements of the pro-life movement had attacked the July 12 friend-of-the-court brief because, unlike one filed three days later by the Reagan administration, it did not specifically ask the Supreme Court to overturn its 1973 abortion legalization. Instead, the USCC's brief argued only the merits of the Pennsylvania law, which attempted to control some abortion practices by requiring physi- cians to use techniques to save the life Little four-year-old Marc Kiar is all tears and fingers-in-mouth at the thought of this strange new of a viable fetus whenever possible and place called pre-kindergarten at St. David School in Davie. His mother, Mariann, comforts him by demanding that women be offered and guarantees she'll be around if he needs her — after all, she's the principal of the school. information on abortion. Marc was just one of hundreds who entered new pre-K Catholic schools this year. (See story be- Msgr. Hoye's short statement was low and On pg. 14-16) (Voice photo by Ana Rodriquez-Soto) released in tandem with two USCC memorandums, one from Wilfred R. Caron, USCC general counsel, to They said the USCC adheres to its been made, no fair reading of the brief the court's abortion decisions: Noth- Msgr. Hoye on the rationale of the conviction the 1973 abortion ruling yields a judgment that the conference ing has changed in their conviction legal brief, the other from Father Ed- must be overturned and believes the can accept any law or court ruling that these decisions must be reversed," ward Bryce, director of the bishops' legal brief in the Pennsylvania case is a which denies government's obligation he added. Office for Pro-Life Activities, to reasonable step toward that goal. to protect the life of the unborn." Caron stated in his memo that diocesan pro-life directors and state Father Bryce emphasized that "Let me assure anyone who ques- "neither our brief, nor any other filed Catholic conferences. "however else the point might have tions the Catholic bishops' stance on (Continued on page 3) Pre-Kindergarten schools double here • Overtown school saved toddlers to Catholic institutions, 11 of Schools. charging a reduced rate and others the schools in Dade, one in Broward and "Now, some parents are saying, standard one. About half the pre- -Pg.15 another in Monroe County have set up 'Why don't we?' and pressuring the Kindergartens have half-day sessions • Religious take over pre-Kindergarten classes for children administrations, (but) they just don't only, the rest follow regular school high schools — Pg. 14 who turned four by Sept. 1. have the space," said Cantieri, who hours. A few may require that the As recently as two years ago, only has prepared a handbook on the pre- children wear uniforms. • Court ruling creates four Archdiocesan elementary schools Kindergarten curriculum for Archdi- Academically, however, all the confusion — Pg. 15 offered pre-Kindergarten classes. Last ocesan teachers and principals. schools should follow the Archdioce- year, five schools experimented with Tuition for the pre-Kindergarten san guidelines written by Cantieri, • Soothing first-day the program and their success spurred varies from school to school, some (Continued on page 16) fears — Pg. 14 four others to join them this year. In all, more than 300 children are enrolled in the pre-Kindergartens. But Schools add new grades By Ana Rodriguez-Soto educators say the numbers would be Classes in the Archdiocese's 50 Divine Providence (first grade); St. Voice News Editor greater if they had more space and elementary schools and 13 high Agatha (second grade); and St. More babies and fewer stay-at- money for the program. schools resumed Aug. 28, with John Neumann (eighth grade). In home moms have given rise to a trend "This kind of happened when there nearly 30,000 students enrolled. No Broward: St. David (fourth grade) in the Archdiocese of Miami — pre- was an empty space and some parents new schools were opened this year, and St. Malachy (fifth grade). And Kindergarten classes in Catholic ele- would say, 'Why don't we?' " ex- but some that were recently opened in Monroe: San Pablo (fifth grade). mentary schools. plained Patricia Cantieri, early child- added new grades. Belen Jesuit Prep high school in Mainly in response to repeated re- hood specialist and Broward coordina- They were: In Dade. Our Lady of Miami added a sixth grade. quests from parents eager to send their tor for the Archdiocese's Department TV networks ignore religious leaders' statement

A statement signed by nearly 1,000 U.S. religious If their request is ignored, the religious leaders positive light, but rather portray them as immoral or leaders, including some 60 Catholic bishops, pledg- said they were prepared to use their "collective and as "bungling, incompetent and ill-informed in- ing to promote a boycott of advertisers who support individual influence" to promote a boycott of dividuals," it said. offensive television programs has provoked little advertisers' products which support the offending The signers called for a change in the moral response from the networks, writers and advertisers, programs. content of programs beginning this fall. said the Rev. Donald E. Wildmon, the statement's ,. During the past few years, the commercial net- By the last week in August, said Wildmon, a organizer. works have begun to air "an unacceptable amount United Methodist minister and head of the Released in June with 600 signatures, the state- of immoral sex, gratuitous violence and profanity Mississippi-based National Federation for Decency, ment urged the networks to end "anti-Christian which downgrades the dignity of human sexuality NBC was the only network to have replied. bias" in television programs and calls for more and disrupts peaceful social human relationships," "Basically NBC said, 'We're good guys. We don't programs that accurately portray Judeo-Christian the statement said. do stuff like that. We air only good, decent moral values. Television programs rarely portray Christians in a programs.' "

USCC urges Congress to make the Fr. Serra stamp issued at close of poor 'a priority' in tax plan bicentenial marking his death WASHINGTON (NC) — The U.S. Catholic SAN DIEGO (NC) — A stamp commemorating" Conference has urged Congress to make fair Franciscan Father Junipero Serra, who founded the treatment of the poor a "top priority" in its tax first nine of California's 21 missions, was issued at reform plan. Several tax code overhauls, including the National Association of Stamp Dealers one presented by President Reagan and the Treasury convention in San Diego. U.S. Postmaster General Department, await fall congressional action. In Paul Carlin issued the 44-cent stamp written testimony, released Aug. 21, Msgr. Daniel F. commemorating Father Serra a few days before the Hoye, USCC general secretary, told the House Aug. 28 close of the Serra bicentennial year marking Ways and Means Committee that tax reform should the 200th anniversary of Father Serra's death in reflect fair tax treatment of the poor, allow non- Carmel, Calif. itemizing taxpayers to deduct charitable contributions, and include tuition tax credits. The USCC testimony contains some of the same Ecumenical Voyagers' told recommendations as those made in testimony to a to work harder for unity Senate panel in June by the National Conference of NEW YORK (RNS) — Passengers in the Catholic Charities. ecumenical boat are enjoying the voyage so much that they are not eager to reach the harbor, the Put adventure in home life, says general secretary of the World Council of Churches told a Central Committee meeting in Buenos Aires, Christian family group Argentina. Ecumenical Press Service quoted Dr. Emilio Castro's use of the boat symbol to describe NOTRE DAME, Ind. (NC) — Putting more the progress of the ecumenical movement in his adventure in family routines and showing report to the Central Committee. "We are passing compassion for the increasing number of single- through troubled waters, negotiating all sorts of parent households are lessons for American families storms and endeavoring to keep on course," the and society to learn, said speakers at the 24th na- Rembrandt or not? Uruguayan Methodist minister said. "But our tional convention of the Christian Family problem seems to be that we have settled down in Movement. The convention, held every two years, Msgr. Edward Hickey, pastor the boat, and are enjoying the voyage. We know took place at St. Mary's College at Notre Dame. In emeritus of Detroit's St. Mary of how to get around obstacles and can cope with CFM, families meet regularly in small groups and Redford parish and proprietor of St. critical situations. What we lack is the longing to emphasize the relationship between parent and child, Mary's art cloister, displays a paint- ing he believes is Rembrandt's arrive, the passionate desire to glimpse the harbor husband and wife, family and parish, and family ahead, the goal of unity." and community. "Portrait of Judas." Two art dealers disagree. (NC photo by Dwlght Cen- drowski) Episcopal diocese study finds USCC urges reuniting Khmer nuclear weapons of no use refugee families WASHINGTON (NC) — A U.S. Catholic WASHINGTON (NC) — After two years of Religious leaders say Rev. Moon Conference resettlement official urged efforts to study, a committee of the Episcopal Diocese of was 'railroaded,' deserves pardon reunite Khmer refugees in Thailand with their Washington has concluded that "nuclear weapons families who have moved to the United States. have no useful military role." "In sum, we find no WASHINGTON (NC) — A group of religious Father Nicholas DiMarzio, executive director of strategy for employing nuclear weapons that is leaders called on President Reagan to issue a USCC Migration and Refugee Services, said existing rational... Nuclear weapons generate risks out of all presidential pardon to the Rev. Sun Myung Moon, facilities and personnel used to register and interview proportion to any rational goal," the committee head of the Unification Church. "Although I the refugees in Thailand could be used to set up an said. Like the Catholic bishops of the United States disagree with him theologically, I believe he is the Orderly Departure Program similar to the program two years ago, the Episcopal committee concluded victim of a railroad job and all of us in the religious operating in Vietnam. Under the orderly departure that deterrence, or prevention of the use of nuclear community are losers because of it," said the Rev. plan people approved for immigrant visas, but for weapons by others, is "the only acceptable purpose Jerry Falwell, head of the Moral Majority. "The whom no visas are available because annual quotas served by holding nuclear weapons." It rejected even president should pardon Rev. Moon." Falwell's are exhausted, can be classified as refugees if they nuclear deterrence as a long-term strategy. comments came during a press conference at the have family members in the United States. He National Press Building in Washington. Joining him estimated that about 18,000 of the more than were religious leaders representing Baptists, 250,000 Khmer refugees have family members in the Put quick end to 'cancer' Methodists, Pentecostals and Scientologists. United States. of apartheid—Abp. Hurley ANCHORAGE, Alaska (NC) — Archbishop 'Latch Key' kids get special Bishop urges Catholics to be Francis T. Hurley of Anchorage, criticizing the Rev. Jerry FalwelPs remarks on South Africa, urged program in Peoria School Vocal and committed' to issues that the "cancer" of South African apartheid be PEORIA, 111. (NC) — Students at St. Thomas SAN DIEGO (NC) — Bishop Leo T. Maher of excised quickly, not gradually. Apartheid is the Parish School who are "latch-key" children — who San Diego has encouraged Catholics to become South African practice of strict separation of the daily go home after school to an empty house or a "more vocal and committed" in forming public races and denial of basic national rights to blacks. babysitter because both parents work — now have a policy on moral issues, including legislation on "I don't believe any Christian could support segre- place to go. They can stay right at school. Principal abortion, pornography and prayer in schools. gation, apartheid," Falwell said on his return ; Grace Kelly developed the after-school program as a "However, it is not enough just to confine ourselves to the United States. "However, I believe we can way to help working parents solve the problem of to two or three specific issues," Bishop Maher said cut out the cancer without killing the patient and day care for their children. Kelly came up with in a pastoral letter. "We must be especially aware of handing over to the Soviet Union one more the idea after reading a section of the U.S. bishops' the whole range of moral issues affecting legislation nation." pastoral on economics that deals with day care. and we must ensure that our voices are heard."

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PAGE 2 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 New anti-abortion tactic draws fire

By Liz S. Armstrong stitutionally guaranteed, is not ab- got controversial: The Reagan admin- that the USCC brief "explicitly ac- WASHINGTON (NC) — In 1978, solute, and does not include the right istration specifically called on the cepts a 'woman's choice' of abortion the U. S. Catholic Conference told the to ensure that an abortion performed court to dump its 1973 abortion rul- and drops any demand that the U. S. Supreme Court to overturn its after the point of viability of the fetus ing, while the USCC document did Supreme Court revense its 1973 deci- 1973 ruling legalizing abortion. results in delivery of a dead fetus not. sion that legalized abortion-on- This year the USCC, public policy rather than a live child." It didn't take long for other abor- demand." arm of the U.S. bishops, gave the high The AUL attorneys, in their brief, tion opponents, including Archbishop court some slightly different advice — similarly claimed that Illinois' interest Philip M. Hannan of New Orleans, to Archbishop Hannan, for his part, and drew criticism that the bishops, or in saving a viable fetus is not "infring- complain about the USCC brief. called for a "clear and convincing ex- at least their attorneys, had retreated ing upon the woman's right to One militant anti-abortion group, planation" of the brief, which, he ad- on abortion for failng in a court brief tereminate her pregnancy in any way" the Ad Hoc Committee in Defense of ded, "did not support the brief of the to urge that Roe vs. Wade be dumped. and "places no obstacle in the path of Life, claimed in its Aug. 15 newsletter administration...." But the USCC wasn't alone in its a woman exervising her right to ter- est strategy regarding the Supreme minate her pregnancy." \^ourt: Leading pro-life groups took Thus both pro-life groups, while in the same tack, citing the merits of the a technical, legal sense referring to the cases in question rather than claiming woman's "right to terminate her the 1973 ruling itself should be scrap- pregnancy," did so in the context of ped. fighting on behalf of the unborn child At the center of the debate are two for restrictions on abortion. abortion restriction laws, from Penn- The USCC's brief did much the sylvania and Illinois, which the high same thing. court agreed to hear as part of its up- Written by USCC General Counsel coming 1985-86 term. Neither statute Wilfred R. Caron, aided by Assistant outlawed abortion, but both demand- General Counsel Mark E. Chopko, ed certain actions to save a viable fetus the brief focused on the specific points whenever possible in abortion and re- of the Pennsylvania law, adding that quired that women be offered abor- the USCC view would also be ap- tion-related information. plicable in the Illinois case. The Americans United for Life Caron and Chopko stated that the Legal Defense Fund, representing pro- Pennsylvania case "presents an impor- lifers in the Illinois case, and lawyers tant opportunity for this court to for the National Right to Life Com- clarify its precedents governing abor- mittee, filing a brief in the Penn- tion and to give appropriate recogni- sylvania case, also urged protection tion to the legitimate interests of the for both women and unborn babies — states without unduly burdening the but did not directly call for over- woman's choice." turning Roe vs. Wade. Because the Reagan administration, NON—ABORTION — Baby James was saved from abortion by Mary Cart- For example the NRLC brief stated through the Justice Department, filed wright of Iselin, N.J. who was picketing an abortion center and persuaded that "the right of a woman to choose its own brief with the Supreme Court, the mother not to have the abortion. The mother later asked Mrs. Cartwright to terminate her pregnancy, while con- however, the USCC's brief suddenly and William Dowling, left, to be the godparents. Abortion briefs not retreat, USCC says (Continued from page 1) legal brief dealt with "major aspects Roe vs. Wade at this time." His brief was filed on July 15, three on our side of the case, implies the of the Pennsylvania statute" in order "In the end, however,' he asserted, days after we filed ours." slightest approval of the holdings of "to save a statute of importance to the "all are united in seeking the same "Because the solicitor's brief was Roe vs. Wade." pro-life community." result, namely, the reversal of the deci- filed on the last day permitted by the He added, "They do, however, pro- He termed "different but comple- sions of the courts of appeals which court's rules and practice, we would ceed on the fundamental proposition mentary" the strategies adopted by held the Pennsylvania and illinois not have taken its content into account of law that the United States Supreme various abortion opponents filing statutes unconstitutional." under any circumstances," Caron Court is the final arbitrator of what briefs. said. the Constitution means in the practical In the Pennsylvania dispute, "of Caron also stated that "the content realm of applied law, however, flawed seven briefs filed on our side of the and thrust of the solicitor general's The Justice Department is also in a may be its rationale, until such time as case, two — for the Justice Depart- brief (for the Justice Department) was better position than right-to-lifers to it overrules itself." ment and for a group of legislators — a closely guarded secret, in accord seek an overturning of Roe vs. Wade, Caron noted in the memo that the call upon the court to overrule itself in with the general policy of that office. Caron said. Cdl. O'Connor calls for more orthodoxy Religious News Service O'Connor told his enthusiastic au- ROME (RNS) — New York's Car- dience that "a confused concept of dinal John J. O'Connor strongly pluralism" is "probably the origin of criticized liberation theology and the the horror of abortion" and asked trend towards pluralism in a call for their help in "putting an end to this, orthodoxy in the Catholic church dur- tragedy." ing an address to a Catholic youth Communion and Liberation is a lay meeting in Rimini, Italy, on Sunday. organization, born out of the student "After the position taken by the movements of the late 1960s, which Second Vatican Council on pluralism, combines strong social consciousness a strange idea was generated that two with religious committment and em- churches should exist: one hierarchal phasizes rededication to traditional and institutional and one of individual Catholic values. conscience, or of the people," explain- Cardinal O'Connor has been ed Cardinal O'Connor. described as one of the pope's "men "Orthodoxy is neither right nor left, of iron." When asked by reporters if liberal nor conservative. It is not ar- he talks to John Paul often, Cardinal chaic or static. It is dynamic and O'Connor jokingly replied, modern... the teaching of the church "Sometimes His Holiness has to wait determines the beliefs of everyone, because I'm on the phone with Presi- gives guarantees for everyone against dent Reagan." subjective opinions and all diverging As president of the Commission for interpretations of beliefs," said the Social Development and Peace of the cardinal. U.S. National Conference of Catholic Cardinal O'Connor made his Bishops, Cardinal O'Connor said that remarks during a homily delivered at the much-awaited pastoral letter on Sunday Mass for the sixth meeting of the American economy will probably PARADE FOR GOO — Tony Mendez stands tall as he portrays Jesus in the friendship among peoples sponsored be issued in about a year. first parade For God on the west side of Syracuse, N.y. The ecumenical by the Italian youth organization "We are still working on it. So- event involved several churches and more than 100 participants who, ac- Communion and Liberation. meone told me it was the ruin of the cording to one organizer just "wanted to bring something good into the After delivering a message from world while others said it was the most neighborhood." (NC photo) Pope John Paul II to the gathering of beautiful thing they had ever read," some 10,000 young people, Cardinal said Cardinal O'Connor.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 3 Syria's govt. will help free Church launches attack Fr. Jenco and other hostages WASHINGTON (NC) — Syria's government will try to help free Servite Father Lawrence Jenco and on alcoholism in Poland six other Americans held hostage in the Middle East, but claims no knowledge of their whereabouts or WARSAW, Poland (NC) — Church officials in taken to the country's 52 sobering-up stations last captors, according to an American congressman. Poland said the country's drinking problem is so year alone. Authorities recorded 11,500 cases of Rep. George O'Brien, R.-I1L, after a trip to Syria large that little may change despite the call for a illegal alcohol production and linked alcohol to 85 where he met with Syrian leaders, said in "Month of Sobriety." percent of violent crimes. Washington Aug. 21 that Syrian President Hafez The officials made the prediction even though In printed appeals for the church campaign, Assad has promised to try to get the captives earlier in the month they had estimated that up to Solidarity tied a sober Poland to a freer Poland. released. However, Assad says he does not know the 50 percent of the population would respond to the Totalitarian government "attempts to institute a location of the hostages or the identity of the abstention urged by the church in its "protest modern form of slavery. Promotion of alcohol is a kidnappers, although he does have "a general idea," against the plague of alcoholism." very effective method whereby this aim can be O'Brien added. "The dimensions of the present moral and social attained," said one underground appeal. disaster," said a recent church statement, pose "a The church in Eastern Europe sees alcoholism as danger for the very existence of the Polish family a moral weakness, as opposed to the American view Bloodbath may occur in and fatherland caused by drunkenness." that it is a disease requiring treatment, said Father South Africa, says bishop Despite two years of anti-alcohol campaigns by John O'Neill, a Brooklyn, N.Y., priest who heads LOS ANGELES (NC) — The South African the church, the government and Solidarity, the the U.S. National Clergy Council on Alcoholism. government must end apartheid or escalating illegal independent trade union, 5 million Poles — "The church in Eastern Europe is about where the violence "will result in the greatest bloodbath the nearly 15 percent of the population — are estimated American church was 100 years ago in its treatment of alcoholism," he said. African continent has ever known," said Bishop to be problem drinkers. More than 320,000 were Michael Rowland of Dundee, South Africa. Apartheid, South Africa's system of racial separation, is "a morally repugnant policy," Bishop Indian Catholic officials unable to Rowland said in an interview in Los Angeles. Bishop keep money for charity Rowland said his diocese, southeast of Johannesburg, is struggling to provide for the more COCHIN, India (NC) — Indian Catholic church officials have lost a court battle to free funds for than 100,000 blacks whom the government has charity donated by foriegn sources which were relocated there. frozen by the government in a move against a now- defunct bank. A lawyer for the officials said the Famine is under control but judgment by Kerla State's high court would prob- ably be appealed. Bishop Kuriakose Kunnassery not transporting supplies brought the case to court after funds received from NAIROBI, Kenya (NC) — The Ethiopian famine foreign sources for upkeep of orphanages, hospitals is under control, but transporting supplies to relief and other diocesan charities were frozen in a gov- camps remains a problem, according to Mother ernment action against the Bank of Cochin. Similar Teresa of Calcutta, India. "I found people happy lawsuits were filed by the heads of Catholic reli- with their children, and they are going back to start gious congregations whose accounts were also a new life," Mother Teresa said in August after frozen. spending four days in Ethiopia. She made her observations while in Nairobi for the 43rd Interna- tional Eucharistic Congress. She denied that relief Indian priest arrested after camps were closed and people were told to go back hunger strike for fishermen home. ALLEPPEY, India (NC) — An Indian priest has been arrested after 12 days of a hunger strike to Nicaraguan bishops, gov't. agree support local independent fishermen. Father Jose to hold regular talks Kaliekal was arrested in mid-August after the strike in support of the All-Kerala Independent Fisher- MANAGUA, Nicaragua (NC) — Representatives men Workers' Federation, which wants the Kerala of the Nicaraguan bishops and the country's govern- state government to limit the number of ment met for the first time in several months. mechanized fishing trawlers. Father Kaliekal ended Although officials close to the talks said no progress his hunger strike while under arrest. A member of was made, the two sides agreed to hold monthly the Missionary Sisters of Immaculate Mary went on meetings and to prepare lists of concerns to be a hunger strike in his place. shared at the next session. After the Aug. 26 meet- ing, Interior Minister Tomas Borge told The New York Times the government was prepared to review the cases of 10 priests who were expelled from the Judge rules 'Hail Mary' Moving Madonna country last year for alleged involvement in sub- film is not obscene versive acts. Pilgrims pray before a statue of ROME (NC) — An Italian judge has ruled that Mary in the tiny town of Ball- the French film "Hail Mary," denounced by Pope ingstpittle, Ireland, after reports Moslems and Christians in the John Paul II as a distortion of the Christian faith that a statue appeared to move. is not obscene and that any offense it causes The reports have attracted as many Philippines 'get along well' Catholicism is not a crime. Judge Michele Massari as 10,000 people daily to the ST. PAUL, Minn. (NC) — Moslems and of Bologna, Italy, ruled that the new concordat be- Shrine. (NC photo from UPl-fteuter). Christians might battle each other in Lebanon, but tween Italy and the Holy See, which removed in the Philippines, they get along "amazingly well," Catholicism as the state religion, made it impossi- said an American-born bishop. Cooperation and ble to apply an older Italian law against insulting respect for one another's faith are the keys to their Catholicsm. The judge said the 1984 concordat, by $172 million to South Africa? success, said Bishop George Dion of the Apostolic removing the principle of a state religion, affirmed Vicariate of Jolo, Philippines. "It's amazing the the state's neutrality in religious matters. Vatican denies news report way they get along if you think of Beirut and the VATICAN CITY (NC) — The Vatican has fanaticism of the past and the present," Bishop Dion Clergy says justice won't be denied a report by an Italian Communist newspa- said in a recent interview in St. Paul. done in murder trial per that the Vatican bank made $172 million worth of loans to the South African government. The re- Archbishop Romero's murder KIDAPAWAN, Philippines (NC) — Although port appeared in the Rome Communist daily // two brothers accused of killing an Italian mission- Manifesto, which said the loans were made during case re-opened by court ary have been arrested, the priest's religious superi- an 18-month period from the middle of 1982 to the SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (NC) — A or and the bishop of the diocese where he worked end of 1984. The report said the information was Salvadoran court has ordered the reopening of the said they do not expect justice to be done. "There based on a World Council of Churches report is- investigation into the death of Archbishop Oscar may be a trial in which the two (Norbeto and sued in June on bank dealings in South Africa. But Romero of San Salvador, killed more than five Edilberto Manero) are found guilty," said Father a WCC official denied that the council report sup- years ago. A spokesman for Attorney General San- Sebastian D'Ambra, Phillippine superior of the ports the newspaper story. The Vatican bank "has tiago Mendoza Aguilar's office said his request for Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions, "but never made loans directly or indirectly to the gov- the new investigation was granted Aug. 20. The there will be no investigation of the military's in- ernment of South Africa. The news published in // case had been discarded in December after court volvement, and after a short time the two will be Manifesto is completely groundless," Vatican press authorities decided there was insufficient evidence released from jail or 'escape.' " spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Vails said. to tell who was behind the killing.

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PAGE 4 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 Women give bishops varied views tional Catholic News Service. members are not being used. There is a Helen Hull Hitchcock, wife of concentration of decision-making, On ordination, pro-life, conservative Catholic historian and leadership and authority with men," columnist James Hitchcock and said the National Marriage Encounter founder of Women for Faith and testimony presented by Polly Hessel ministries, leadership Family, objected to the questions and Nancy Beaudry, both of Green about alienation and reconciliation Bay, Wis. By Mary Claire Gart "pastoral response" to the many raised by the committee, saying that CHICAGO (NC) — A committee pastoral issues being raised by women these "imply a state of oppression, or Defends Church of U.S. Catholic bishops considering a in national and diocesan-level hear- at least exclusion," which "is simply Dominican Sister Mary Assumpta pastoral letter on women heard diverse ings. untrue." Long, however, representing the In- and sometimes conflicting advice from "They're not bound to a pastoral. The idea that women as a group are stitute on Religious Life, said that pro- different national Catholic women's If a better way can be found, they alienated from the church or from the ponents of women's ordination "app- organizations at a hearing in Chicago might address it that way," said Sister rest of society "reflects the bias of a ly concepts like democracy, civil *^st week. Frye. vocal, disaffected minority," she said. rights, equality, power structure, and The hearings in Chicago drew so forth, to the church. By doing this Depending on who was speaking, representatives of groups as diverse as Left the Church these proponents attack the very the committee headed by Bishop National Marriage Encounter, the Na- Another witness, however, Mary essence of the church. They try to Joseph Imesch of Joliet, 111., was told tional Right to Life Committee, Bohlen of the Grail, an international harm her sacramental nature." at various times that the bishops Women for Faith and Family, the Catholic women's movement, said Barbara Willke, representing the should: Consortium Perfectae Caritatis, and that she had finally left the church National Right to Life Committee, • Promote stronger family values. the U.S. division of the Grail. after many years of active involvement urged more church support for preg- • Lead the pro-life fight. because of the frustration and aliena- nant women. "Look at the everyday • Back the Equal Rights Amend- Listening stage tion she felt at the inability of women operation of the parish," she said. "Is ment and equal pay for equal work. "We're just in the listening stage," to participate fully in its life. the welcoming of new life so impres- • Promote ordination of women. Sister Frye said during a break in the "While the situation of women in sive that it can counter the profound • Teach clearly why it is impossible hearings. "A handful of dioceses have society is far from perfect, anti-family, anti-baby propaganda of to ordain women. already held consultations, but many demonstrable progress has been the secular world?" • Help reconcile women alienated dioceses are just beginning to hold made.... The same cannot be said for She said Catholic lay persons are on by male-dominated church structures. hearings this fall." (The Archdiocese women in the Catholic Church," she the forefront of the pro-life move- • Ignore such claims of alienation of Miami is among those who have not said. ment, but often they feel disappoint- because they reflect a bias of a small held hearings yet.) Representatives of the Theresians, ment at the "minimal efforts" that but vocal minority. For the Chicago hearing the com- an organization of Catholic women some priests and bishops give to it. Sister Marietta Frye, staff coor- mittee asked speakers to address three promoting vocations, and of National Commenting on the diversity of dinator for the committee, said that basic questions: what contributes to Marriage Encounter, a support views the bishops were hearing, Sister the committee agreed at a meeting alienating women in society and the organization for Catholic couples, Frye conceded, "We won't ever come following the hearings to issue a brief church today, what contributes to also cited inequality of women — and up with a document that will please statement clarifying its plans. reconciling them, and what particular particularly lack of access to ordained everyone. The statement's basic thrust was issues should the bishops address. ministry — as major causes of aliena- "But it will be a credible that even if the committee decides Although the hearing itself was clos- tion of women in the church. document," she added. "I have faith against writing a "pastoral letter," it ed to the press, copies of written "The church is impoverished in the work of the Spirit, which is still will make some clear form of testimony were made available to Na- because the gifts and talents of all its alive in the church." Elementary schools seen Struggling

BALTIMORE (NC) — Half of the 125 ing," said Procaccini. "The money is out Catholic school superintendents surveyed there; it's just a matter of knowing how to nationwide believe elementary schools are get it." "barely surviving" financially, according The survey also found that the surplus to two professors at Loyola College, Balti- of lay teachers that the Catholic schools more. depend on is diminishing. Catholic colleges are doing best and high schools next best but "elementary ' 'This year not one of our graduates in- schools are in a crisis situation," accord- terviewed for a parochial school job," ing to William Amoriell. He and Joseph said Amoriell. "The reason is not that Procaccini, both education professors at they don't want to teach in Catholic Loyola, said something must be done in schools. They plan to start families and the next five years to save the schools. can't afford to work in the Catholics schools," where salaries are often lower, "If elementary schools are to exist in he said. the future, something has to be done to- day," said Amoriell. "The bottom line is The two Loyola professors suggested that they have to be financially com- that the U.S. bishops write a pastoral let- petitive with public schools." ter on education because of the Law men seriousness of the situation and that a na- Boston Mayor Ray Flynn and Boston Cardinal Bernard Law meet on "We feel there's a lot school tional forum be created to deal with the field prior to a benefit softball game between priests and police to superintendents can learn about fund rais- schools' financial problems. aid a fun for the homeless. Need we say who won... (NC photo) Priest: Synod should face hot issues CHICAGO (NC) — Key issues fac- he said. "American Catholics Since the Coun- pope not what he needs to know but ing the U.S. Catholic Church today But one of the biggest issues facing cil: An Unauthorized Report," as "a what they think he wants to hear." include wide Catholic rejection of the this fall's synod, Father Greeley said, book of facts" about U.S. Catholics In analyzing patterns of U.S. church's sexual ethics, a growing may be the "drastic modification" today "in preparation for the synod." Catholic behavior and attitudes since shortage of priests, and the anger of over the last 20 years in "religious im- He said that the extraordinary synod, Vatican II, Father Greeley relied some Catholic women at the church, agination," or the way U.S. Catholics called by Pope John Paul II to review heavily on the extensive survey data he says Father Andrew Greeley, sociolo- perceive God. the state of the church 20 years after and other colleagues at the National gist and best-selling novelist. He described this shift as an "enor- the close of the Second Vatican Coun- Opinion Research Center in Chicago The "diametric disagreement" of mous, almost incredible" move cil, should have as a major part of its have gathered over the past 20 years. U.S. clergy and laity with their pope among American Catholics in recent agenda four specific policy issues. One of the outstanding revelations and bishops "about what constitutes decades toward viewing God more as These, he said, are "better sermons, of those data, he said, is that the sexual sin" ought to be faced at this mother, spouse, friend and lover and more concern about works of the dramatic decline in Mass attendance fall's world Synod of Bishops, the less as father, master, king and judge. imagination, a positive theory of sex- by Catholics between 1969 and 1975 Chicago priest said in a book released "It is precisely a benign and gra- ual intimacy, more careful attention to "was sharp, it was sudden, it was re- at the end of August. cious image of God which seems to the actual experience of the laity.'' lated to sexuality, its effect was in- He described the numerical decline make it possible for Catholics to con- The suggestion of a positive theory hibited by loyalty and by a certain kind in priests as possibly "the most serious tinue to attend Mass and receive the of sexual intimacy was made at the of religious imagery, and it is over." problem facing the church." sacraments even though they are re- 1980 synod by Cardinal Joseph Ber- The reason the decline stopped in The anger of Catholic women over jecting the church's teaching on birth nardin of Chicago, he said, but it was 1975, he said, was that by then continuing church insistence on tradi- control (and more recently on pre- ignored. popular Catholic rejection of tional gender roles is already "very marital sex)," he wrote. He said that "the more probable "Humanae Vitae," Pope Paul VI's serious indeed" and is "going to get Father Greeley said he was publish- result of the synod, based on earlier 1968 encyclical condemning artificial even more serious in the years ahead," ing his new 236-page work, titled synods, is that the bishops will tell the contraception, had "bottomed out,"

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 5 Catholic nostalgia Tossing out old devotions is questioned By Jerry Filteau • The old calendar of saints, restor- Catholics as a prayer for peace. conversion of Russia in 1928, after Ita- NC News Service ing some deleted popular figures like Low Mass, as an older generation of ly agreed to" compensate the Holy See Catholic nostalgia might be back St. Valentine. Catholics will recall, used to be Mass for the expropriated papal lands. In "in" this year, if several recent reports • First Fridays, October Rosary without singing of the Kyrie, Gloria, 1964 they were suppressed as a step in indicate a trend. devotions and May devotions. Gospel, Sanctus, Agnus Dei and the liturgical reform. In a column appearing in Catholic • The Baltimore Catechism. like; when these were sung, it was a The Catholic Free Press suggested newspapers in August, Bishop Norbert • Sodality meetings for girls. High Mass. that a restoration of the Leonine F. Gaughan of Gary, Ind., took a hint • Naming children after saints The Leonine Prayers were named Prayers as a Catholic prayer for peace from Coca Cola's recent brouhaha again. after Pope Leo XIII, who ordered "needn't be done formally. It could be over a new Coke formula. He sug- • Priests manning the confessionals them used throughout the church in done merely by persons kneeling at the gested that the Catholic Church, like in all parishes on Saturday afternoons. 1884. They consisted of three Hail end of Mass for the few seconds it the soft drink company, might benefit • "Old church vocabulary" such as Marys, the Hail Holy Queen, and, takes to say three 'Hail Marys.' " from bringing back some of its the "Epistle side" and "Gospel side" since 1886, a prayer to St. Michael the Other people, too, have started to "classic" items. of the altar. Archangel. suggest anew that perhaps not every- Leaving it to the reader to decide In a similar vein, but with more Originally ordered as prayers for the thing that was dropped should have how serious or tongue-in-cheek his clearly serious intent, the Catholic church's recovery of the Papal States been abandoned in the 20 years of various offerings were, Bishop Free Press, newspaper of the Diocese taken over by Italy in 1859, they were change since the Second Vatican Gaughan opined that Catholics may of Worcester, Mass., suggested turned into prayers for peace and the Council. want to bring back such diverse things editorially that the Leonine Prayers, Jesuit Father Luis Ugalde, recently as: which were once recited publicly after ESTABLECIDA EN MIAMI DESOE 1962 elected president of the Conference of • Sunday afternoon Benediction. every Low Mass, be restored by Latin American Religious, said in a re- cent interview in New York that many IMPRENTA of the 150,000 Latin American religious his organization represents are questioning whether they went too PRESTIGIO • EXPERIENCE • SERIEDAD far in rejecting elements of popular GOD'S 70 N. 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But he said he thinks it could plored personal conversion to non- appeal to "an innate sense of decency g^ violence as a means to promote inter- in American citizens." If appealed to national peace and disarmament at their 12th national assembly here Aug. ^yMtt£«iS*6tt^ 23-25. The weekend meeting produced lit- 'People can open up tle or no major peace statements or -trategies. But according to Pax and get beyond that aristi national council president sense (the fear of living Gerard Vanderhaar, that was not the without nuclear organization's purpose. Pax Christi's goal, Mr. Vanderhaar said, is to slow- defense) in their lives.' lorn* fax- ly convert Catholics "to establish at every level of their lives circles of peace." He said this means people "putting the right way, Mr. Vanderhaar said, peace into practice in their personal "people can open up and get beyond lives, family relationships, social rela- that sense (the fear of living without a c

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 7 Ad signers told, 'repair scandal' Some already cleared, reports say WASHINGTON (NC) — Cardinal Half of Cardinal Hamer's 1,100- teaching...on the radical immorality In his six-point clarification of the Jean Jerome Hamer has repeated Vat- word statement was devoted to spell- of direct abortion" and not as a ques- Vatican position concerning the issues ican demands that U.S. religious who ing out his congregation's position on tion about legitimate "freedom of at stake, Cardinal Hamer also stressed signed a pro-choice abortion ad last the controversy involving religious conscience" among Catholics, as that his congregation was working year must declare their support for who signed a declaration on abortion claimed by some who signed the ad. through the superiors of the religious church teaching on the topic. which was published last Oct. 7 as a The central concern, he said, was who signed the ad and that "Due pro- Some women religious involved full-page ad in The New York Times. the part of the ad "describing as cess procedures" would be followed. have reportedly been cleared now on The ad was sponsored by Catholics for 'mistaken' the belief that condem- At the same time, he made it clear the issue. a Free Choice, a group backing an natioin of direct abortion is the 'only that the penalty for failure to meet the The cardinal, who heads the Vat- option for abortion. legitimate Catholic position.' " Vatican demands could be explusion ican Congregation for Religious and Cardinal Hamer stressed that the "Conscience cannot be proposed as from one's religious order. Regarding Secular Institutes, praised "the good Vatican views the fundamental issue a principle to legitimize contradiction the due process involved he cifr will" of the religious and their of the abortion ad in the Times as a of the church's clear and authoritative canons 697-700 of the church's superiors involved in the controversy, confrontation over "the church's teaching on abortion," he said. of Canon Law. after reportedly meeting with some of them at the Vatican nunciature in Washington. In a statement issued in Washington Gilbert case links abortion Aug. 23, the day he was leaving the United States to return to Rome, the cardinal repeated the demand that signers who have not yet done so must mentality, mercy killing "take steps to repair the scandal (caus- ed by the ad) by indicating their adher- By Julie Astaer Gilbert freed when Graham's Cabinet to do what I did." ence to the teaching of the church" NC News Service voted 4-2 against the proposed "We have become a very selfish regarding abortion. Some pro-lifers feel that efforts to commutation. Gilbert, who is serving society in America,' said Tague. "We He did not use the word "retract" free a Fort Lauderdale man convicted a life sentence, would have been freed have the attitude that everything has to or "recant" in his new statement, of killing his terminally ill wife flow only until the state Supreme Court be perfect in our lives, and if it's not although the original letters from his from the same mentality that con- heard his appeal, which could take as perfect we blame someone." office had demanded a public retrac- dones abortion. long as two years. She added, "Mr. Gilbert has receiv- tion by the religious involved. "It's the same ethic," said Carol Graham may still decide to grant ed so much sympathy. He had a wife On Aug. 25 a nun in St. Louis, Tague, executive director of Florida Gilbert a 60-day reprieve, the only re- who was no longer leading a useful Sacred Heart Sister Mary J. Byles, Right to Life. "Those who support maining option for his release. life. He has said he felt desperate. It's reportedly said she was cleared mercy killing of those who are no clear he was burdened. In our society without having had to recant on the longer independent or who are said to Gilbert was convicted in May of we don't want to be burdened." ad. be leading 'meaningless' lives lead first-degree murder. He twice shot his "Ever since the abortion battle in Russell Shaw, a public affairs right back to Roe vs. Wade (the 1973 wife, Emily, after giving her a seda- the '60s started, we've always said that spokesman for the U.S. bishops, said abortion decision), which says it's OK tive. Mrs. Gilbert, 73, who had public- if you could kill a child in the womb, he has been told that "several of the to kill those who do not yet have a ly begged for death, suffered from it's just the beginning of killing people women religious" who signed the ad meaningful life.'' Alzheimer's disease, a progressive after birth," said Thomas A. Horkan "have reached a meeting of minds" Florida Gov. Bob Graham in late deterioration of the brain. Jr., executive director of the Florida with the Vatican congregation. August lost a bid to see Roswell Gilbert has said that "morally I had Catholic Conference. Homesexuals urged to join with feminists NEW YORK (NC) — Mercy Sister "laying on of hands" was held for the Theresa Kane has called for "bonding newly elected president, James Bussen and solidarity" between feminists and of Chicago, and other new officers. the homosexual community to oppose A collection also was taken for use the "idolatries" of authoritarianism, in treatment of AIDS, or Acquired sexism, militarism, racism and im- Immune Deficiency Syndrome, a perialism. disease that has struck particularly She made her appeal during a talk at hard among homosexuals. the Aug. 22-25 convention of Dignity, Dignity officials said almost 800 a group of Catholic homosexuals. delegates from 110 chapters in the Dignity members say that "gay men United States and Canada registered and lesbian women can express their for the convention. sexuality in a manner that is consonant At a press conference, John Hager, with Christ's teaching." The Catholic an official of a Washington education Church's teaching does not condemn association who served as 1983-85 homosexual orientation, but it rejects president, said Dignity membership all forms of homosexual activity. had grown recently and now totaled Sister Kane, who gained national about 4,500. School's Open prominence in 1979 when she publicly He said that Dignity members felt confronted Pope John Paul II with a they were making some progress in Yes, in the Missions too . . .Schools are part of the Missions. For call for opening all ministries to their struggle for acceptance, and they as little as $5.00 per month, a child, whose parents never held a women, was the speaker at the closing plan to step up efforts to engage in pencil or read a book, can be given the gift of an education Mass of the seventh biennial Dignity dialogue with bishops. through your generosity. MISSION SCHOOLS Need Your Help! convention. The situation in New York under Send your donation to the Propagation of the Faith today . .and Feminist spirituality was a guard Cardinal John J. O'Connor "on the then . .take a minute to pray for the children and their teachers. against idolatry, she said, because of surface looks very negative for gay its commitment to "mutuality and and lesbian Catholics," Hager said, but the cardinal has moved to set up a Send your gift to: equality." She said that her experience of study and care program for AIDS pa- THE PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH tients. Reverend Monsignor John J. Donnelly S.T.B. Dignity led her to believe that its 9401 Biscayne Boulevard members were also struggling to live in He also said Cardinal O'Connor Miami Shores, Florida 33138 the spirit of equality and mutuality. was the only member of the hierarchy Sister Kane cited a change in the who responded to a Dignity request format of the Mass as evidence of the that they write the U.S. Civil Rights Yes, I want to help to educate a child in the Missions! Enclosed is concern for equality. Rather than hav- Commission when it held hearings on my gift of: ing all priests in attendance con- violence against homosexuals. celebrate, Dignity officials sought to Before the convention, Dignity's • $100 D $50 • $25 • $10 D $5 • Other $ de-emphasize male dominance in House of Delegates took steps that will or my special gift of: • $1,000 • $500 D $250 leadership by having all priests except lead to formation in 1986 of a separate D I will send a monthly gift when possible! the celebrant sit with the congregation. national organization for Canada. Preceding the Mass, a statement It also called for "pressure by local Name was read expressing sympathy with gay-lesbian groups on commercial sex Address those denied ordination because they establishments" to "force their clos- were women, homosexual or married. ing" if they fail to help stem the AIDS City __ State. .Zip. Jesuit Father John McNeill of New crisis. And it declared its opposition to York, author of "The Church and the the North American Man-Boy Love Please ask the missionaries to remember the following intentions at Mass: Homosexual," was celebrant, assisted Association, with which Hager said by a deacon, the Rev. John Flannery. Dignity had in the past sometimes At the end of the closing Mass, a been linked.

PAGE 8 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 Pope: Cardinal's views are his own ByBUlPritchard so-called 'spirit of the council.' " The church — no, the contrary." the Belgian bishops, had spoken of NC News Service book was published in Italy May 30. In his book, the cardinal said that "disarray and division" in the church Pope John Paul II has said it is Car- his views were "completely personal" in some cases caused by misinterpreta- Responding to a National Catholic tion or misapplication of the council's dinal Joseph Ratzinger's "own opi- News Service question on the and "in no way implicate the in- nion" that the church has deteriorated stitutions of the Holy See." basic principles. since the Second Vatican Council. The cardinal's comment, the pope said that "what Cardinal Ratzinger said is his He defined the "spirit of the coun- pope said the council was a positive in- own opinion." But the pontiff has generally praised fluence. cil" as the belief that "everything the council and efforts to implement Cardinal Ratzinger, head of the "He is free to express his opinion," which is new will always, no matter it. Congregation for the Doctrine of the the pope said. "His opinion cor- what, be better than that which was or Faith, said in a book titled "Report on responds to many events, but it cannot that which is." This is a "pernicious Last Jan. 25, he called an extraor- the Faith" that a "progressive process be understood in this (meaning), that anti-spirit" which discredits the coun- dinary Synod of Bishops for Nov. of decadence" has developed over the the council, Vatican II, was a negative cil, the cardinal said. 25-Dec. 8 to discuss the applications of past 20 years "under the slogan of a influence, a negative meaning for the The pope, in a May 18 address to the council. Married priests lobby for change in celibacy rule ROME (NC) — Latin-rite Catholic Doctrine of the Faith, said "The priests who left the active ministry to celibacy requirement is... connected marry should be allowed to return to to the Church's appreciation of the their priestly functions, according to demands of the Christian married an international group of married life. former priests. "The full-time marriage commit- "The priesthood and matrimony ment collides with the full-time priest- are not in opposition, and in the hood commitment. Priests are called history of the church they were united upon to do much more under the Former Bishop Jeronimo Podesta of suburban Buenos Aires, Argentina, and for centuries," said Giovanni Gen- reforms of the Second Vatican Coun- his wife, Clelia were among 140 people from 15 countries attending, the week- nari, an Italian ex-priest and key cil. It is difficult if a priest is also long synod for married priests near Rome. (Nc/wide world photo) organizer of the second Universal married. Either the wife and children Synod of Married Catholic Priests suffer or the parishioners suffer," and Their Wives. said Father Herron, a U.S. priest hold church administrative office or "It is a matter here of keeping Synod participants said their goals from the Philadelphia Archdiocese. teach theology in Catholic colleges. one's word to Christ and the church," are to make celibacy optional for Gennari is head of Vocatio, a Pope John Paul II is a strong the letter added. Latin-rite priests and to speed up group of 3,000 Italian married ex- defender of mandatory priestly In 1980, the Vatican Congregation Vatican processing of dispensation priests. He said members are priests celibacy and has stressed that it is a for the Doctrine of the Faith, which requests by priests who want to leave who received church permission to lifelong commitment which cannot be processes requests, issued tougher the ministry to marry in the church. marry. Similar groups exist in other discarded easily. norms for priests wishing laicization. They made the same requests at countries. The Latin church continues to wish The new norms said laicizations their first synod in 1983. Under church rules, such permis- "that all those who receive the sacra- would be granted to those who should Organizers say that there are 5,900 sion, called laicization, can come only ment of orders should embrace this not have been ordained because they dispensation cases pending. The Va- from the pope and includes a prohib- renunciation (of marriage) for the lacked freedom or the proper degree tican does not publicize the number. bition from engaging in the priestly sake of the kingdom of heaven," he of maturity to understand the "We recognize the value of ministry. A laicized priest is a said in a 1979 letter to the world's celibacy commitment when made, or celibacy just as we recognize the value Catholic in good standing, but cannot priests. because their religious superiors were of marriage. We want an optional not able to make a prudent judgment celibacy. Some people have a voca- at the time of ordination about the tion to the priesthood but not to Celibacy's history candidate's suitability for a life of celibacy. celibacy," said Gennari. Celibacy has been a legal require- Eastern-rite Catholic churches al- Supporters of optional celibacy ment for Latin-rite priests since ways have allowed married priests. The previous approach had been to add that it would increase vocations 1139. Some exceptions have been grant laicizations to priests who said at a time when the number of priests made in recent years to allow mar- Under Eastern-rite rules, candi- that at the time of the request for is declining. ried Protestant and Anglican dates for the priesthood may marry permission to marry they were unable In an interview with National clergymen who convert to before becoming deacons and may to live with the celibacy obligation. Catholic News Service, however, Catholicism to subsequently be- continue in the priesthood as mar- Church officials say the number of Father Thomas Herron, an official of come priests and remain married. ried men. laicizations granted has dropped to a the Vatican Congregation for the trickle under the new norms. Tiny Liechtenstein prepares for Pope

By Agostino Bono Liechtenstein's telecommunications tein as part of his pastoral program of trip around a Marian feast or a visit NC News Service system. visiting Catholics around the world, to a Marian shrine," said Navarro- Liechtenstein plans to receive Pope Although 82 percent of the popula- said Joaquin Navarro-Vails, Vatican Valls. John Paul II "with joy and gratitude, tion is Catholic and Catholicism is the press spokesman. in a manner which is worthy of and state religion, Liechtenstein has no Sept. 8 was chosen because it is During the pope's nine-and-a-half- commensurate with the circumstances diocese of its own. The entire country celebrated in many European coun- hour stay, he plans to celebrate an of our small country," said the na- forms a corner of the Diocese of tries as the feast of the birth of Mary, outdoor Mass to commemorate tion's Parliament in approving the Chur, Switzerland. he said. Mary's birth and to dedicate a chapel Sept. 8 papal visit. The pope plans to go to Liechtens- The pope "always looks to build a to her. The statement reflects the tiny Alpine country's attitude towards its size. Bishops: Papal visit good for India Nestled along the Rhine River be- tween Switzerland and Austria, BOMBAY, India (NC) — Pope development, peace and prosperity meetings with leaders of other faiths. Liechtenstein is the size of the District John Paul II's planned visit to India is and help strengthen their religious Indian Cardinal Joseph Parecattil of Columbia, but its 26,000 residents "an event of immense significance not spirit, the bishops said in their letter, has said he "desired" that the pope would about half fill Robert F. Ken- only to Catholics, but also for the issued in early August. would beatify an Indain nun, Sister nedy Memorial Stadium, where the whole nation," the Indian Catholic The pope may be best known for the Alphonsa of the Immaculate Concep- Washington Redskins play their bishops' conference said in a pastoral importance he attaches to the dignity tion, a Franciscan who died in 1946. home football games. letter. of the human person, the bishops said. Pope John Paul's scheduled visit The Parliament has 15 members. The visit of Pope John Paul II, Among the planned stops are Delhi, would be the second visit to India by a The country has no currency of its scheduled for the second week of Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Goa, pope. In 1964 Pope Paul VI attended own, using the Swiss franc. February 1986, would encourage In- Bangalore, Ranchi and Kerala, they the International Eucharistic Congress Switzerland is also responsible for dians in their efforts towards justice, said. The visit is also to include held in Bombay.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 9 Documents of Popes Pius X, Christian- Moslem Benedict XV to be released dialogue VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope and the rise of fascism in Italy. tions, prohibition of books and the John Paul II has decided to open to They also are expected to be of in- pope's Oath Against Modernism. historians the secret archives of two terest to students of St. Pius's battle, St. Pius's pontificate ended only a urged 20th-century papacies, those of St. during his pontificate, with the in- few weeks after World War I began. Pius X and Pope Benedict XV. tellectual movement know as moder- The efforts of his successor, Pope CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy The documents, covering the period nism, which attempted to apply Benedict, to end the war were (NQ — Pope John Paul II has urg- of 1903-1922, are expected by scholars modern philosophical and scientific characteristic of his diplomatically ac- ed the bishops of Bangladesh to in- to yield important information about ideas to church doctrine. The move- tive pontificate. crease their dialogue with the Asian World War I, the Russian Revolution ment was fought with excommunica- country's Moslem majority. "Greater knowledge of Islam has led Christians to grow in their ap- preciation of it," the pope said Pope: Respect Solidarity accords Sept. 3 to three visiting Banglades? CASTELGANDOLFO, Italy (NC) talk at the papal summer residence in the pope said. bishops. Catholics form less than i — Poland's communist government Castelgandolfo, 15 miles south of The common good is achieved "on- percent of the country's popula- should allow Poles greater self- Rome. ly when human rights are protected," tion. determination by respecting the 1980 The pope spoke the day after the added. "The spiritual ties between accords which spawned the in- fifth anniversary of the signing of the The pope spoke two days after Moslems and Christians, especially dependent labor union Solidarity, accords which granted workers the Solidarity founder Lech Walesa called in their common belief in God who Pope John Paul II said Sept. 1. right to form labor unions indepen- for major economic and political is one, merciful and almighty, and Solidarity has since been outlawed dent of the ruling Communist Party reforms in Poland. who has revealed himself to man, by the government. and the right to strike. It marked the are a sound foundation for foster- "To the authorities we say, 'Release ing mutual understanding and for "The welfare of our homeland re- first time a Soviet-bloc country legally political prisoners, end your policy of quires that these pacts be honestly and recognized an independent labor joint efforts aimed at preserving repression and come back to the road and promoting peace, freedom, continuously respected so that they union. of agreement,' " Walesa said Aug. 30 don't become a dead letter," the social justice and moral values," the "The social pacts of Aug. 31, 1980, in Gdansk, Poland. He also asked the pope added. Polish-born pope told a group of were inspired by the cause of self- government to restore independent Poles attending his Sunday angelus determination and self-government," labor unions.

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PAGE 10 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 THE VOICE Miami, Florida Friday, September 6,1985 PAGE 11 Future priests meet Hear advice from others who've gone before them By Prent Browning Fr. Sosa also advised them not to Voice Staff Writer become too involved with seminary For 50 seminarians a recent retreat life per se. was more than a time of spiritual "My emphasis," Fr, Sosa said, "is reflection. that the seminary is only a transitional St. Vincent de Paul and St. John stage by which seminarians come to Vianney seminarians who will be or- know themselves. dained in the Miami Archdiocese got "Seminarians are not trained for •an opportunity to know each other, seminaries, they are trained for service meeting for the first time in several to their Archdiocese." years, and also to receive encourage- "We need creative people who have ment and advice from older priests. a mission," he said, "people who have South Florida's future priests at- the initiative to preach the Good tended liturgies, listened to speakers, News." and relaxed before classes resume, Brother Paul Johnson, director of during the three day retreat held at the Camillus House, the downtown Konover Hotel in Miami Beach. Miami shelter for needy men, also Like South Florida's population the spoke at the retreat. seminarians are natives of varied One seminarian asked Brother cultures, including Irish, Haitian, Johnson whether when a man comes Nicaraguan and Cuban. by the rectory every day and asks for a Vocations director Fr. Neil Doherty Seminarians' retreat was opportunity for future priests to meet each other, sandwich you are really helping him by thought that the retreat would be a listen to talks by local priests and laity and celebrate the liturgy as a group. giving him a sandwich or whether you chance to build a "community of (Voice photo/Prent Browning) are just encouraging him to be a bum. spirit" among the Miami priests-to-be, "My answer," said Brother especially now that St. Vincent de Paul Some seminarians said they found date. Johnson, "is to give him the sand- is a regional seminary where that meeting with archdiocesan priests "We were encouraged to build wich. It probably isn't his hunger for seminarians from many other dioceses was helpful. The seminarians were en- meaningful relationships with other food (that keeps him coming back) as are also studying. couraged to share any future dif- priests so that when we become priests much as his hunger for attention." "It's a good opportunity for new ficulties they had with the priests or to we don't just come apart." If the Church can't be counted on students to meet people from Miami, just see them if they needed informa- Fr. Juan Sosa, director of the for a caring word or deed, he said, and especially for new guys to meet tion. Miami Archdiocesan Office of Wor- then there is something seriously guys from both seminaries," said 2nd "I think this is a good idea," said ship and Spiritual Life said "If you are disturbed about the Church. year St. Vincent de Paul seminarian first year St. Vincent de Paul going to be celibate you have to have Very often if you thank the man for Frank Vega. seminarian Peter Fuchs. "It shows strong friendships." coming, he said, he won't come back "We take pride that we're studying how Fr. Doherty has improved the since all he wanted was "just to be ac- for the Archdiocese," he said. vocations office and made it up to cepted as a human being." Fr. Doherty at a closing liturgy told the priests an inspiring story that has parallels to a time of diminishing voca- 9 tions. He told the story of a monastery on He'll 'wed God top of a mountain that was suffering morale problems because very few young monks ever came to the in two weeks monastery anymore. Ed's Note: Christopher Repp will be long toward "yuppiness." The monks' conversation became the sixth man ordained to the priest- Yet Repp describes his vocation as very serious and they became critical hood for the Archdiocese of Miami something quite natural — like the at- of each other. this year. Four were ordained last May traction of a child toward a certain "Father Abbot was very disturbed in St. Mary Cathedral and a fifth was profession, or the deepening love that about how the mood was becoming so ordained in Ireland last June. compels a man and a woman to pledge depressed." By Ana Rodriguez-Soto eternal fidelity. The abbot met eyes with a hermit "It's a love of the Lord, just as you who lived on a neighboring mountain- Voice News Editor Rev. Mr. Chris Repp. Christopher Repp compares his vo- say you meet someone and you love top one day and feeling a kindred cation to a love affair — one with the her. I met the Lord and I love Him. parish." loneliness resolved to visit him. Lord. And I continue to fall in love with Repp views the parish as ' 'the center The hermit and the abbot poured The two were introduced by Repp's Him," Repp says. of Catholic Christian life," so he plans out their problems to each other but faith-filled parents, and grew to know It's a demanding love, one that re- to concentrate his ministry there. before the abbot left the hermit's cot- each other better at Immaculate Con- quires a man to "leave everything," in- "I would hope that I could... bring tage the hermit told him he knew a ception School in Hialeah. But the cluding the very human need for in- people to the Lord who have been way out of his difficulties. love really began when Repp was 10, timacy and children. Repp knows what he will be missing, for he grew up away from Him," he says. He told him to tell one other monk a serving as an altar boy at Our Lady of He also dreams of an "intense re- secret that there is in the monastery a the Lakes parish in Miami Lakes and "in a very good Catholic home with a lot of love and a lot of support." newal on the parish level. We have to messiah who will lead them out of it blossomed during his teen years at become excited about who we are and their darkness and then advise the Msgr. Edward Pace High School in what we can do (as Catholics)." monk that he also is only to whisper Opa-Locka. In the words of this enamored disci- the secret to one other monk with the Now after a seven-year "courtship" 'Even though it seems ple, "We each have to take an active same instructions. in seminaries here and in Rome, Repp everything goes against role as personal evangelizers, to pro- and the Lord will "tie the knot" defin- claim and make the Kingdom present, People at the monastery started to itively on Sept. 14, when Archbishop what we teach and say build the City of God in an age which treat each other differently because Edward McCarthy pronounces the and people aren't hear- desperately seeks to hear it, even they never knew if the person they sat next to was the messiah. 25-year-old Fort Lauderdale native "a ing anything, they are. though it seems everything goes priest forever" and ordains him to against what we teach and say, and "The people in the village started to ministry in the Archdiocese of Miami. They long to hear.' people aren't hearing anything. They come up because they could see that a The ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. at are. They long to hear." light had gone on in the monastery." St. John Vianney College Seminary's — Rev. Mr. Christopher Repp will celebrate his first Mass St. Raphael Chapel, 2900 SW 87 Repp Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of the Soon their vocations increased. Avenue, Miami, where Repp began his Lakes Church, and on Sept. 22 he will "It is a belief in oneself," said the studies for the priesthood. celebrate the 12:30 p.m. Mass at St. vocations director, "that is the only In an age of fewer and older voca- But he views the world's minus as Louis Church in Kendall, where he has thing that is keeping us alive." tions, the story of a young man who served as a deacon this summer. God's plus. "If we don't believe that one among entered the seminary fresh out of high "In priesthood, there's a freedom in In October, Repp will return to school — and stayed — is worth tell- the Lord which allows us to be present Rome to finish his studies at the North us is the messiah we are all going to get ing. In fact, Repp is the only member for all people," he says. "I can't have American College. He already has ob- old and depressed." of St. John Vianney's 1977 freshman a family ... (But) that has given me an tained a degree in Sacred Theology Fr. Doherty advised the young class who has gone on to ordination, availability and a presence to people from the Jesuit-run Gregorian Univer- seminarians not to blame their failures at least among those who were study- from all over, whether it's the guy in sity and is working toward an addi- on institutions or circumstances but to ing for the Archdiocese. the line at Camillus House (a down- tional degree in Sacramental Theology look within themselves for "that spirit His permanent religious commit- town shelter and soup kitchen where at the Benedictine Abbey of San deep in your heart." ment is also unusual in a society where Repp works one day a week) or the Anselmo. He will return to South most people his age are working head- teens who are having problems in the Florida in the summer of 1986. "God," he said, may only allow "you ultimately to change yourself." Too much food—but not enough ...Religious Leaders Coalition, Daily Bread Food Bank join forces to fight hunger in three counties By Betsy Kennedy Ironically, the DBCFB faces the Voice Staff Writer same dilemma it is trying to make A priest, a rabbi and a minister were Americans more aware of — the waste among those who broke bread to- of food. gether and pledged to end hunger in "Just recently, we had to turn down South Florida during a recent fund- 50,000 pounds of potatoes and an en- raising dinner sponsored by the Daily tire trailerload of cereal because we Bread Community Food Bank. simply didn't have room for it in the Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh, execu- warehouse," said Howard Cawein, ex- tive director of Catholic Community ecutive director. Services, Rabbi Solomon Schiff, rep- Other difficulties hamper opera- resenting the Greater Miami Rab- tions at the 6,000-square-foot ware- binical Association and Rev. William house which was donated by the coun- Ring, pastor of the First Congrega- ty. Because the facility is on ground tional Church UCC in Fort Lauder- level, shipments must be taken off dale, urged the more than 170 religious trucks and put on forklifts instead of and civic leaders who gathered at the being delivered to a different level Miami Shores Presbyterian Church, to which would accommodate direct un- forget their differences and help cam- loading. There is also only one door paign for a new warehouse for the allowing trailers access in and out of food bank. the warehouse. Storage of perishables "We're always looking for is extremely limited, pointed out Ca- simplistic answers to complicated wein, because there is no refrigeration cooling system. From left: Monsignor Bryan O. Walsh, Joe Sciortino (food bank president), questions, but sometimes a simple Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy, Congressman William Lehman, Rev. answer really works — and that is Give up filets William Ring and Rabbi Solomon Schiff, unite to campaign for a new ware- what happened with the food bank," house for the Daily Bread Community Food Bank at a fund-raising dinner. said Monsignor Walsh. In order to raise the approximate "But they are in a real bottleneck $1 million it will cost to build a new with their warehouse," he added. warehouse, churches and synagogues Many of those statistics hit home for Miami Nice The DBCFB, founded by Eastern have been asked to take part in a Skip South Florida residents: Airlines pilot Dick Walter and based A Meal/Feed Someone program Congressman William Lehman, on a program launched by Archbishop scheduled for Nov. 7. Throughout • One of every five families in who was the keynote speaker at the Edward A. McCarthy during his serv- South Florida, people will sacrifice Dade County — more than 400,000 dinner, pointed out another damag- ice as bishop of Phoenix, has grown one meal and instead make a contri- people — do not have enough food. ing effect that hunger has on the com- rapidly in its three-year history here. bution to the food bank which will be • The food bank distributes food munity. When the non-denominational, non- collected at their respective parishes. to 260 social service agencies in South "Malnutrition is still a serious profit organization began, 36,000 Contributions are tax deductible. Florida — but more are applying all problem. When a pregnant mother pounds of food per month were chan- Rev. William Ring suggested, the time, proving that the hunger goes to Jackson Memorial Hospital neled to the poor through local social "Don't just give up the $1.99 problem is not only a reality — but it and she has not had proper pre-natal service agencies. This year, an average breakfast special, instead, give up the is on the increase. care the baby is often born malnour- of 500,000 pounds of food per month filet mignon dinner at your favorite • Poor families in Dade spend a ished — and it may cost as much as has reached the hungry. Food brokers, restaurant." higher proportion of their income on $80,000 before they can leave the hos- grocers, restaurants and manufactur- To demonstrate their goal of pro- food then do those who are better pital," he said. ers continue to donate food which ar- moting more different food distribu- off. A typical poor family may spend "One of my main concerns is these rives in dented, mis-labeled or other- tion, the DBCFB did not serve their 40 percent or more of its income on babies, who eventually grow up to be wise unusable containers, but is still under-developed adults and put a edible. burden on health care facilities and penal system." 'Don't just give up the $1.99 breakfast special, give According to Congressman Official Leham, there are 330,000 malnour- Archdiocese of Miami up the filet mignon at your favorite restaurant .'. ished, underfed people in the city of The Pastoral Center announces Washington, D.C. alone. that Archbishop McCarthy has made The people who are usually victims the following appointments: of poverty and hunger are single-par- The Reverend Daniel Kubala - to ent families, the mentally and physi- Friar, Knights of Columbus, Fourth guests the abundant platters of food food. By comparison, families with cally handicapped, the very old and Degree Father Andrew Brown As- that are customary at most fund-rais- above-average incomes typically spend very young and refugees. sembly, Miami, effective July 19, ing dinners. 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PAGE 12 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 'He was just a typical businessman and we were just a typical family. Who would ever believe it could happen to us?' — Laura Viney

George Viney, slain in a vicious guerrilla raid in Laura Viney faces the loss and a new, uncer- El Salvador. tain future. (Voice photo by Betsy Kennedy) Her husband slain in El Salvador, a local Catholic copes with grief By Betsy Kennedy Who could believe it could ever hap- "She reminded me of my mother- in a spacious home with a swimming Voice Staff Writer pen to us? in-law and I didn't want to think that pool that is rarely used. She realizes Two months later, she is still trying anyone would leave her stranded her future is no longer bright and Until the night of June 19, 1985, to wade through the confusion and someplace — I'd want them to do focused. Laura Viney felt certain that the numbness which have torn apart her what I did," George Viney told his "People tell me I shouldn't make bloodshed and insanity of a war well-ordered life. Her Catholic roots wife. any major decisions for the first year. thousands of miles away could never have given her something to cling to But I don't want to stay here...it's too harm a Catholic family living a com- when grief strikes with hurricane painful. I'm just waiting for God to fortable suburban life in South Miami. force, she says, and prayer and inter- give me guidance." Although her husband George trav- cession to God fill much of her time. 'She has mixed feelings Because she is no longer working, eled extensively in the perilous regions Family and friends have been a she finds the time to attend Mass more of Central Arneria on business for great consolation and so have mem- when the phone rings... frequently and to write letters to her Wang Laboratories, he had reassured bers of St. Louis Parish, where the It is both a shrill sister in Michigan, whom she hopes to her that he felt protected by God's lov- Vineys have been members for several reminder of the terrible visit soon. ing armor and no matter what might years. Immediately following the She has mixed feelings when the happen, he would be unafraid. tragic news, members of Bethany, a news and a life line to phone rings — it is both a shrill A devoted family man and Chris- parish organization for families who members of St. Louis...' reminder of the terrible news and a tian, George Viney was at peace on have lost loved ones, rushed to Viney's lifeline to members of St. Louis and that fateful night when he dined in an side to bring her food, assist with her family, who call frequently to find outdoor cafe near the U.S. Embassy in funeral arrangements and perhaps out if they are needed. El Salvador, along with six other most important, ease the chill of When she feels strong enough to American businessmen, four Marines loneliness by offering human warmth. Viney once flew to his mother-in- read a newspaper account of the latest and two other patrons. With his back law's side when she was suffering from "At first it wasn't that hard to get an illness in Austin, Tex., and he terror in El Salvador, Viney says she through a day, but now that I don't would not leave until he was confident has a new awareness and sensitivity to have company so often, I'm alone that she would be well taken care of. the ordeals of other people. with my memories and feelings. That 'I'm sure the guerrillas Also, his first wife had suffered from "I used to just say, 'oh those poor is when I turn to God and need His cancer for eight years before her death don't believe in God, so presence," Viney said. people in El Salvador.' Now I feel a and Viney had always demonstrated very special kinship with them." their own lives must be While sadness is the prevailing emo- his strong faith bo buoy her spirits. filled with turmoil. All I tion for her, friends often delicately Despite all she has been through, ask if Laura Viney doesn't feel quite a A son from his first marriage, she doesn't feel her husband's death can do is pray for bit of anger toward the men who George Jr., was very close to his has been in vain. assassinated her husband. them.' father. He is away at school now and "Perhaps my husband's death will Viney worries that he has not yet been make all Americans more aware that Pray for them able to fully express his grief. we need to do something about the "I have never felt any anger, even terrible injustices perpetrated in these to the dense bushes, Viney never saw on the night when his company called Not in vain third world countries." the faces of the brutal guerrilla gun- to tell me of his death. I'm sure the She knows how stressful it has been Outside in the neatly manicured men who attacked and murdered guerrillas don't believe in God so their to endure her own anguish. An attrac- lawn of a South Miami home, a For everyone within range of their auto- own lives must be filled with turmoil. tive woman of 33, accustomed to a Sale sign symbolizes just how far that matic weapons. A small boy on a bicy- All I can do is pray for them." sheltered life, Viney finds herself alone injustice can reach. cle had pointed out to the terrorists which of the diners were the unarmed On Aug. 28, three of the guerrillas, and off-duty Marines. members of the Central American Workers Party, were captured by Coping with loss police, according to an announcement In a special interview with The by Salvador's President Jose Voice, Laura Viney talked at length Napoleon Duarte. The arrests were the for the first time about her husband's result of a search by a U.S.-trained in- death and how she is learning to cope vestigative team. Still, Viney doesn't with the tragedy. think severe punishment will resolve anything. "I have to accept the fact that he is gone, but somehow it would be easier "I'm glad justice will be done, but I if it had been by an accident such as a forgive them." Her husband would plane crash. Then you can say, it was have felt the same way, she is certain. God's plan for him to die now. It is much more difficult to realize that "The best way I know of to describe other human beings took his life." him is that he was a loving, caring Although her husband, a native of man.. .a few years ago he wrote a letter Venezuela who became an American to his father just to tell him how much citizen in 1973, felt great empathy for respect and love he felt for him." the plight of people entrapped in El Recalling her husband's unselfish- Salvador's war between rightist ness, Viney remembered the day he military forces and guerrilla factions, came home from a trip with his expen- he had no abiding political interests, sive business suit all covered with she explained. grease. On the way home he had stop- "He was just a typical businessman ped to aid an elderly woman who had After a funeral Mass for his father, George Viney, Jr. is hugged by a family and we were just a typical family. had car trouble. friend, (NC photo from UPI).

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE I Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 13 Local Religious take charge Overtown at three high schools By Ana Rodriguez-Soto munity." By Ana Rodriguez-Soto Archdiocese looked to them to staff its students "reflect many varied back- Voice News Editor "Our pa Voice News Editor schools. grounds and different cultures... (so) The doomsayers were wrong. The age of their Mutual desires — those of three In preparing for the future, he said, we're able to serve the entire Christian courageous little school in Overtown other parei religious communities and those of the the Church here had to face the fact community." survived. diocese," h Archdiocese of Miami — have that "we're becoming spread very thin Brother Brennan has worked both sacrifice. I resulted in new administrations for in our own (priestly and religious) Only five years ago, however, the as teacher and assistant principal in his see that edi three Archdiocesan high schools this personnel." future of St. Francis Xavier was cloud- congregation's high schools in the ed in doubt. Already resigned to doing cycle of po year. Rather than have little or no New York and New Jersey area. He without its seventh and eighth grades, Both he The religious wanted to become religious presence in its schools, the came to Curley-Notre Dame last year, more severe budget cutbacks were more involved in South Florida's Archdiocese invited the religious com- his first time in South Florida, and cipal for th multi-ethnic community, and the munities to South Florida. They, in served as assistant principal. hool's tui Archdiocese wished to have a greater turn, were beginning to view the area amount o Three more Christian Brothers avenues," i religious presence in its schools. as a place where they should be. work with him at the high school, and Back to In addif "We're most happy to have them," Brother Brennan said the order simply School subsidy, th said Fr. Vincent Kelly, superintendent plans to "continue it as a very good Kendall an of the Archdiocese's Department of Back to academic school and a good school in Schools. "These communities are ad- Raton heir the spiritual sense." threatening to turn the once prominent ding to the religious and educational School enrichment At La Salle High School, the goal of institution into a Kindergarten-thru- life of the Church in Miami." neighborhc the Salesian Fathers is "to stress the third-grade shadow of its former self. tend the sc The three communities are: Catholic nature of (the school) and to That's when parishioners, led by a The thn • The Congregation of Christian . "I have no problem with a provide a distinctive form of educa- determined pastor and an equally Brothers, who will assume respon- qualified, committed lay person being tion for the kids," according to Fr. the kids < committed principal, refused to suc- parents coi sibility for Curley-Notre Dame High administrator or teacher in any school. Frank Wolfram, principal. cumb to such a bleak future. School in northeast Miami; That was not a consideration at all," allows then Although this is the first school run The tradition of quality Catholic which othi • The Salesian Fathers, who will Fr. Kelly stressed. In fact, many by the order in South Florida, the ter- education must be kept alive in reach, sucl administer La Salle High School in Catholic elementary schools have lay ritory is not new to the Salesians, Miami's poorest inner-city neighbor- and crafts, southeast Miami; and principals and almost all have mostly whose primary mission is the educa- hood, they reasoned. Whatever it • The Augustinian Fathers of St. lay staffs. tion of teenagers. Salesian priests staff Lourdes takes, they vowed, we will keep St. in by tutori Thomas University, who will move But the religious communities bring St. Kieran parish and serve as Francis open — through the sixth Last year, some of their members next door to a fresh infusion of "additional... ex- chaplains at Mercy Hospital, both ad- grade. volunteerec Msgr. Edward Pace High School in perienced personnel" and "an added jacent to the high school. And they've done it. With grit and gram, and Opa-Locka. touch of ecclesiology" to the Arch- Fr. Wolfram has served as principal hard work, through fundraisers and pected this Although the religious orders will be diocesan schools. "We feel (they are) a in Salesian schools in Boston, New plain old calls for help, and despite But St. I responsible for the day-to-day ad- tremendous plus for the area," Fr. York and New Orleans, as well as be- necessary increases in tuition and quite grab ministration of the schools, these will Kelly said. ing superintendent of schools for the teachers' salaries, the community of handouts, continue to be owned and operated by The feeling was mutual among the order. St. Francis Xavier has managed every the Archdiocese. raises fund principals at the three schools. Two other Salesians now work with year since 1980 to make up the dif- school. Fr. Kelly cited the religious orders' "We felt it was a very good school him at La Salle, where the mostly ference between the subsidy granted An adv: "hundreds of years of experience" in and it is," said Brother John Brennan, Hispanic population will present a by the Archdiocese of Miami and the parents, t education as one of the reasons the principal of Curley-Notre Dame. The challenge to the Italian and German- cost of operating the school. speaking priest: Learning Spanish. Dwindling enrollment also has been Taking over at Msgr. Pace High stymied, and the numbers turned School, on the other hand, only means around. St. Francis now is at full 'OL crossing a fence for the Augustinians capacity. Ca Soothing children's of St. Thomas University. The two What's more, as it enters the schools have been neighbors since 1985-86 school year, which also marks their inception and now plan to its 50th, golden year of existence, the first-day fears become even closer. school is preparing to graduate its first "It's a natural," said Fr. John eighth grade class since longer than You breathe a sigh of relief at your plete a difficult or unrewarding task," Maloney, principal, who served as as- almost anyone can remember. child's return to school after a long, says Sabatino. "Children experience sociate principal at Pace last year. "In "Ours is not just a parochial working h< hectic summer only to discover that he similar anxieties at school. Adults building up Catholic education it's school," says Fr. William Mason, council, pr or she has started wetting the bed. unhappy at work can get a new job. pretty hard to justify both of us going OMI, the pastor who rallied the com- a steady sti Why? Children have no choice; they must go out and raising money for the same munity — and others in churches tions, incli Going back to school can be one of to school." thing." throughout the Archdiocese — to ac- The late: the most upsetting experiences in a Both researchers say that parents He pointed out that it is not the tion on St. Francis' behalf. "Ours is a cession sta child's life, as stressful as starting a can help their child anticipate both the Augustinian order itself which is tak- Catholic school for the black com- ing Dolph new job is for adults, say researchers fun and potentially frightening aspects ing over the administration of the high at The Catholic University of of school by knowing how the child's school, but the Augustinians from St. America. Unable to express anxieties strengths and weaknesses match up Thomas. -* i about school verbally, many children with school experiences. The ties that bind both schools go mystify their parents by projecting School "rehearsals" help, say the far back, since Pace's mostly Hispanic fears of school onto seemingly researchers. Parents and children can students are, in many cases, sons and unrelated incidents or by regressing to walk or ride the school route together, daughters of alumni of Santo Tomas earlier behaviors, such as thumb- meet the principal and teachers before de Villanueva University in Havana, 'Mass sucking. classes begin, and talk about what Cuba, Fr. Maloney said. Elizabeth M. Timberlake, CUA clothes the children will wear and what After Fidel Castro expelled priests professor of social service, and her kinds of lunches the school will serve and religious from the island in the research associate, Christine Sabatino, or the children will bring from home. early 60s, the Augustinians from have studied children's fears of going Children can draw pictures of what Havana came to Miami and began St. to school. They find that many parents they imagine school will be like. Thomas (known then as Biscayne Col- are not sensitive to the enormous stress lege). Professor Timberlake also suggests that children experience over going to "We feel very much responsible for games such as "playing school" in By Ana Rodriguez-Soto summer ru school. (these students) because we all got which parent and child reverse roles. A Voice News Editor ibits pub "Parents should be alert to any kicked out together," Fr. Maloney entering pr child pretending to be a parent who said. Although school already has begun, change in the child's usual habits," complains about poor schoolwork give remec Already sharing a gym, library, "mass confusion" still reigns over says Professor Timberlake. "Physical may be sending the real parents a and mathe science lab, computer equipment and how to provide remedial help to needy symptoms of stress, such as nausea, signal about their child's fears. Role some college-level courses, St. Thomas children in private schools without The cou sleeplessness and loss of appetite are reversals can also give children a sense and Pace plan to share even more stepping over the line drawn by the program it warning signs that something could be of control when they pretend to be the academically in the future, including Supreme Court in a recent decision. but reasom wrong." teacher or principal, she says. Children who bully other children, an accelerated program where advanc- the govern cannot complete assignments, or have Communication between home and ed students could finish both high hired by lc difficulty relating to other children school is essential. Parents should in- school and college in six years instead Back to their prese may be trying to express fears of form teachers of any problems the of eight. religious-oi school about which they themselves child may have and should be open to "The best thing that St. Thomas School so-called v are not aware. Like adults starting a suggestions from the school. can do for Pace is to make it an even church and new job, children entering a new "Too many parents take a call from better high school than it (already) is," That me school must find their way around an the teacher as a personal criticism of Fr. Maloney said. "It's a very awkward situation," revolves ai unfamiliar building, take in and pro- their product, which happens to be Including the principal, six Augusti- said Sr. Marie Danielle Amspacher, issue: whet cess information, and produce docu- their child," says Sabatino. nians, two Marist brothers and three associate superintendent of Schools distinction ments by a specified time. "Most teachers simply want to priests, two of them from outside the for the Archdiocese of Miami. "It is in private, s "Think about the adult who must work with parents to resolve problems Archdiocese, will provide a con- confusion at this point — mass confu- education 1 work with an unsupportive boss, is and provide the best education possi- siderable religious presence this year at sion." "Somehi nervous in large groups, or must com- ble for their children." the school, which is celebrating its Nine Catholic schools in Dade and biased... h 25th anniversary. 11 in Broward are affected by the mid- assistance t

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 15 More schools add Pie-Kindergartens (Continued from page 1) who stresses that pre-Kindergarten Backto should not be demanding academical- ly. School "They're really not ready to be forced into an academic world at four years old," she said. "The curriculum tens," but lack the money and space is not to gear them to read, but to give required to set them up. them experiences that they will bring to reading." Some of the schools which began The day revolves around activities programs this year, however, made the in different areas, such as arts and space. crafts, plants and pets, playing with When Immaculate Conception's blocks and putting puzzles together, pastor and principal noticed a house and learning to keep house. go up for sale across the street, they There are also quiet times, periods jumped at the opportunity, according when the teachers read out loud and to Jill Bishop, vice-principal at the an outdoor play period. Religion, in Hialeah school. the form of Bible stories and visits to church, is emphasized. "Parents kept calling and asking," she said, and "we'd been talking (about it) for quite a few years." This kind of happened About 50 children are now enrolled in Immaculate's two pre-Kindergarten when there was an classes, and even though it's only the empty space and program's first year, 60 names are on some parents would a waiting list. say, "Why don't we?" St. Rose of Lima School in Miami Shores decided a pre-Kindergarten was Now, some parents more necessary than an extra seventh- are saying, "Why don't grade classroom for children transfer- we?" and pressuring ring from public schools. the administrations, According to Sr. Anne Bernard, principal, "A lot of (parents) express- (but) they just don't ed concern that the Catholic school have the space.' did not go down that far. They really wanted their children to have Catholic — Patricia Cantieri, training early." Department of Schools At St. David in Davie, Principal Mariann Kiar said the pre-Kindergar- ten began last year as a service to the Recent publicity about child abuse school's teachers. in nursery and day-care centers may "We wanted our children to be with have prompted many worried parents us and the pastor agreed," Kiar ex- to petition for early childhood pro- plained. "People heard about it and grams in the Catholic schools, but inquired and we started accepting Thomas Dyer, 4, dresses up as a cowboy on his first day at St. David School's Cantieri suggested a more longstand- other children, although not that pre-Kindergarten in Davie. (Voice photo/Ana Rodriguez-soto) ing concern: The fact that for years, many because our capacity is small." Catholic parents have been enrolling their children in pre-schools operated "It's a real big need in this area," and a separately run nursery for chil- cipal of Our Lady of Divine Pro- by other religious denominations. said Marie Lambert, principal of Our dren as young as infants. The trial run vidence School in Sweetwater, and Sr. "Many of the principals and pastors Lady of Perpetual Help School in was so successful that administrators Corinne Ritchie, principal of St. John (as well as parents) felt it was impor- Opa-Locka. "The parents need to decided to keep both programs, as well the Apostle School in Hialeah. tant to get the children at an early age drop the children off" before they go as an after-school program that cares Divine Providence, which broke in the evangelization process," she to work. for the children until 6 p.m. every day. ground for a parish school just this said. "I think more of our (schools) Over the summer, the school experi- The needs of working parents also year, nevertheless offered one Kinder- would like to have pre-Kindergar- mented both with a pre-Kindergarten were cited by Sr. Maria Cartaya, prin- garten and two pre-Kindergarten classes last year.

'We wanted our (teachers') children to be with us and the pastor agreed. People heard about it and inquired and we started accepting other children.' Mariann Kiar St. David principal

Enrollment for '85-'86 now totals 130 in two pre-Kindergarten, two Kindergarten and one first grade class. Other schools which began pre-Kin- dergarten prior to this year are: St. Agatha and St. John Neumann in southwest Dade; Sacred Heart in Homestead; St. Patrick on Miami Beach; St. Mary Cathedral in Miami; and Epiphany in South Miami. In Key West, Mary Immaculate- Star of the Sea is the only school in the Teacher Sally Enea goes over children's names with one half of St. David's pre-Kindergarten class which began last year Archdiocese that goes from pre- as a service to the Davie school's teachers but grew to accommodate parents' needs as well. (Voice photo/Ana Rodriguez-soto) Kindergarten through the twelfth grade.

PAGE 16 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6, 1985 THE VOICE Miami, Florida Friday, September 6,1985 PAGE 17 NICARAGUA The battle for public opinion

By Liz S. Armstrong WASHINGTON (NC) — As Nicaragua waged bloody civil war, another battle — over U.S. public opinion and Central America policy — persisted in Washington. Before it left town in August, Congress reversed an earlier decision and authorized $27 million in humanitarian aid to the "contras," rebels fighting the Marxist-influenced Sandinista government of Nicaragua. One factor in the congressional change of heart was lingering irritation over the visit of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to Moscow right after Congress refused to fund the contras this spring. U.S. peace activists 'Witness For Peace' released after capture, (NC photo) But if Ortega's eagerness to visit Soviet com- munists proved troublesome, the contras war. dent have gone on vacation, the controversy over demonstrated they could raise doubts about their The U.S. bishops, several of whom have visited their Nicaragua policy has not. conduct as well. Nicaragua in the last year, rule out use of military At a news conference, Witness for Peace — In early August, the rebels were accused of means, including U.S. military support, to end the which denied an accusation from some quarters capturing and holding for a day 29 American peace Nicaraguan dispute. that it staged its own abduction to make the con- activists, including a priest and three nuns, "Direct military aid to any force attempting to tras look bad — Aug. 14 got support from Bishop members of a Witness for Peace mission, a group overthrow a government with which we are not at Maurice Dingman of Des Moines, Iowa, Bishop that sends Americans to Nicaragua to view condi- war and with which we maintain diplomatic rela- Walter Sullivan of Richmond, Va., and Auxiliary tions there firsthand. tions is illegal and in our judgment inmoral and Bishop Thomas Gumbleton of Detroit. Witness for Peace describes itself as "political- therefore cannot merit our support," the U.S. Reagan drew some hierarchical criticism. ly independent" and denies it is pro-Sandinista. In Catholic Conference stated in congressional "Witness for Peace is the only way the people in a statement, it said it "condemns our country's testimony in April. this country can learn the truth about what is go- funding of the contras, who are responsible for tor- Details of the goods to be allotted under ing on down there. It's a sad time when we can't ture, rape, kidnap, murder, and other acts of ter- humanitarian aid — if Congress does not change trust our government to tell us the truth," Bishop rorism against the civilian population of its mind yet again when it reconvenes in Gumbleton said. Nicaragua." September — are unclear. Bishop Sullivan, who has made two trips to Identifying its abductors as members of the Backers in the House of Representatives have Nicaragua, cited reports of contra atrocities and Revolutionary Democratic Alliance, or ARDE, suggested medical supplies, food and other basic said "our government is supporting terrorists of Witness for Peace said the rebels boasted of U.S. necessities might be provided. the first order." support. Critics, who include Network, the Religious-led President Reagan backs aid to the contras and social justice lobby, have complained that Congress and the president probably have not has a National Security Council official whose job humanitarian aid might include military uniforms, heard the end of the debate. it is to advise them on military strategy and on tents, trucks, construction equipment for road- The same day that the three bishops backed eliciting U.S. public support. To the president, the building and other items to help the contras wage Witness for Peace, another group, Common contras are the "moral equivalent of the Founding war. Cause, demanded Congress investigate whether Fathers" and "freedom fighters" comparable to "Funding of any kind for the contra army in the White House violated the law by supporting the World War II anti-Nazi underground. Nicaragua will perpetuate the conflict rather than the contras during a time when aid to them was Earlier this year, reports accusing both the con- resolve it through diplomatic channels," Network banned. tras and the Sandinistas of brutal atrocities wrote in May as Congress pondered the issue. So the war goes on — over territory and political against civilians further confused the issue of Meanwhile, the Witness for Peace escapade power in Nicaragua, over public opinion and policy where morality might lie in the Nicaraguan civil pointed out that even if Congress and the presi- in the United States. SIN -Magazine's readers still believe

CHICAGO — Almost as many American between mortal and venial sins. Six in ten Breig says what Catholics want most from their Catholics think stealing work supplies is sinful as Catholics say they have committed a mortal sin. priests are better guidelines. But there's an aver- think having an abortion is wrong. An equal With more ways to feel sinful, more Catholics sion to checklists, a reaction against the confes- number think profanity and premarital sex are sin- feel more guilty and less able to rid themselves of sional prayer books where people listed and ful. And more people think spanking is sinful than guilt. Only half the readers surveyed say they use a counted their sins. All three theologians describe do voting for nuclear arms. private confessor. sin as a rupture in a relationship — primarily with Surprising statistics emerged when U.S. Instead, they find forgiveness in doing good God, but also with family, neighbors, and oneself. CATHOLIC readers were surveyed on sin in their works, receiving Communion, praying, and simply Father Charles Curran, professor of moral lives for an article in the national magazine asking people for forgiveness. But 70 percent of theology at Catholic University of America in published here by the. Claretian Fathers and the readers say they need to go to Confession to Washington, D.C. says, "Once we change the for- Brothers. James Breig analyzed the survey and . feel truly forgiven, and more than half say they mat and define sin as a rupture in our relation- asked three moral theologians to interpret the have a difficult time convincing themselves they ships, then we can start with those relationships results. are absolved. when we examine our consciences." Most people accept a much wider understand- What do the statistics mean? According to Readers answered the question, "When I hear ing of sin than in previous years, says Breig. Nine Father Timothy O'Connell, director of the Institute the word sin, the first image that pops into my in ten readers consider some policies of govern- for Pastoral Studies at Loyola University in head is..." with: a disease, a cancer, rolling ment sinful (the nuclear arms race, apartheid, the Chicago, "Catholics are taking religious backwards down a hill, a dirty mirror, a hamster or Soviet invasion of Afghanistan). Self-destructive categories and putting them into their daily lives." burrowing animal, a spotted milk bottle. acts, such as alcohol and drug abuse are sinful to Father Richard McCormick, SJ, Rose F. Ken- 79 percent of the readers. nedy Professor of Christian Ethics at Georgetown What are the worst sins a person can commit? Asked to choose other "usually sinful" actions, University in Washington, D.C., notes two changes U.S. CATHOLIC readers include: killing someone, more Catholics mentioned reading pornographic in Catholic thought in recent years. "First there failing to forgive someone, to be deliberately magazines than using artificial birth control or has been a greater emphasis on charity as the abusive to someone who cannot defend them- missing Sunday Mass. Telling anti-Semitic jokes heart of moral life — of the demands of charity. Se- selves, not to trust in God's forgiveness, despair. is sinful to more readers than skipping school or cond, a greater emphasis on social morality is Readers would most like to be forgiven for: work. seeping through, but people are inexperienced in selfishness and inability to share God's gifts, Most readers (76 percent) don't think the dealing with the demands of social morality, so moodiness and impatience, cynicism, laziness, Catholic Church overemphasizes sin. Breig says there is a sense of commission." more than two- years spent ignoring God's presence, and "the that even though Catholics' idea of sinfulness is thirds of the readers surveyed feel guilty about apathy with which I live, considering the wrongs of changing, they still accept the classic distinction social sins, such as poverty, racism, and injustice. this world." •

Anti-church bias hurting needy kids

Catholics are already paying billions of dollars to educate millions of American children, with little or no help from the tax dollars we pay. Until recently the government did help a little with remedial programs for poor children in Catholic schools. But the Supreme Court, in its recent Felton decision, somehow concluded that our Founding Fathers would consider it an establishment of religion to help poor kids in religious schools — even though our nation's founders were educated in just such schools. So the court cut off programs wherein public school teachers taught remedial lessons to needy kids — the children of taxpaying parents. Now at the beginning of this school year, as reported in today's Voice, many of our schools are in "mass confusion" over these programs. Congress has mandated that certain needy kids get help but the court is making that almost impossible. The schools are now trying to find ways of legally getting around the ruling, as is U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett. Some alternatives considered are using trailers on a public site near Catholic schools, busing the kids to public schools for the remedial lessons, using "neutral" sites

EDITORIAL such as libraries, or using technology such as closed circuit TV. But such solutions just add greatly to the cost and complexity of the problem created by a Supreme Court ruling which is, as dissenting Chief Justice Burger described it, "hostile toward religion and children who attend church- sponsored schools." And if that isn't enough, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, a hostile anti-Catholic group, is suing Bennett for allegedly trying to block the court ruling. The group's head believes that if tax funds are used to implement some alternate solution forced by the court, this would unfairly favor the Catholic schools. To Americans United, if Catholic schools get even one per cent of their tax dollar back this "favors" the Catholic schools. Of course, the ones who suffer because of this hostility to religion are the 155,000 educationally deprived children who need this extra help to gain the basic skills to succeed in life. These are the ones who need the help the most. These are the ones Congress intended to help with Chapter 1 funds. We, too, believe in separation of church and state. But denying needy kids help because they sit in a religious school building while being taught how to read? Is this really what Jefferson intended? BACK TO SCHOOL

Instead, Rev. Falwell believes that that we use when asking a fellow Mohammed honors Mary in Koran the best way to change apartheid is Christian in this life to pray for us. We through economic growth (re-invest- should state our intention and then, To the Editor: 5) Addressing his daughter, ment) and diplomatic pressure on the being guided by the Litany of the With Pope John's August visit to Fatima, Mohammed said: "Thou shalt South African government. Saints, simply say: "Saint So-and so, Africa (his third), including nations be the most blessed of all women in I agree with Rev. Falwell that we pray for us." rich in Mohammeden traditions Paradise, after Mary." should strive to "cut out the cancer And then, if the intention is (Togo, Morocco), plus the Holy Further, it may be recalled that without killing the patient!" granted, we should thank God for the Father's previous statement and over- Mary's Portugal Shrine (from 1917) at No, it is not Jerry Falwell who gives blessing and thank our intercessor tures for dialogue with the village of Fatima is named after a religion a bad name, but clergymen for praying for us. To thank the in- Moslem/Muslim religious leaders Moslem maiden who moved into that like Jesse Jackson who embraces tercessor for the blessing is to con- elsewhere, it will be a source of region, married a Portuguese prince Fidel Castro, Bishop Raymond Hun- fuse the Creator and the Creature. heartening insights to learn that and converted to the Catholic faith. thaussen who refused to pay his Terrence J. Thompson II Mohammed (6th century Arabian) in This Fatima had been named in honor taxes, and Nicaragua's Miguel Miami his Koran ("bible-like" book) has of the daughter of Mohammed, D'Escoto who mixes Christianity with some surprising and inspiring profes- Fatima, who lived centuries earlier. communism. sions of-belief in regard to the Bless- There's no end to wonder about Furthermore, the political views ex- Miamians' ed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. God's provident wonders, some pressed by the editorial board of The Herewith are noted five separate in- sightings of which we can recognize Voice and the National Catholic News generosity praised stances where Mary is devoutly and, on hindsight in mosaic-fashion, Service (NC), do not, in my opinion, honored in the Koran. piece together as undoubted reflect the views of the Catholic com- To the Editor: 1) Referring to the Blessed Virgin evidence of God's divine master plan munity. I wish to thank the people of the Ar- Mary, God in the Islam Koran says to — vibrantly at work in the world to- Patricia J.Seitzler chdiocese of Miami for their continu- the prophet Mohammed: "O Moham- day. In the unique office he holds, no Miami ing and generous support of the Cam- med, attend also to her who kept her wonder that the Pope's role is so in- paign for Human Development. A virginity and into whom we poured timately engaged between Moslems check for $64,364 has been received part of our spirit. Of her and her Son and Christians, earth and heaven, here at the national office. we have made a sign for the universe." people and God. Polytheism prayer? This amount is the 3/4 portion to DP distributed nationally to self-help pr 2) In the Koran at least a hint of the Fr. Aloys Held, OFM To the Editor: jects controlled by the poor Immaculate Conception can be found Cincinnati in the following lines: "O Mary, God How sad is the prayer (The Voice, themselves and designed to remove has chosen you and purified you. He 8/9/85, Page 15) of the Bogota, Colom- the causes of poverty. has chosen you above all the women bia, children: "San Isidro Ploughman, Thus far, the Archdiocese of Miami in the world." Falwell not bad take away the rain and give us the sun has received 16 national CHD grants 3) The Koran says that the mother because tomorrow I'm going to Mass totaling $508,200 for a return of 75 of Mary (Saint Anne), after many years To the Editor: and I'll pray to you." It smacks of percent. of sterility, conceived Mary and said As a Roman Catholic, I do not polytheism, with a god of rain and a CHD provides an opportunity for us to the Lord: "O Lord, I vow and con- believe that the Reverend Jerry god of sun and many other gods and to make the same option Jesus did, to secrate to you what is already within Falwell has given religion a "bad goddesses. live in solidarity with the poor, the me. Accept it from me." name" as you stated in your editorial We Christians have but one God, wounded, the marginated, and those 4) The husband of Mary (Joseph), of August 23. and the universe is His. The saints are considered "least" in our society. according to the Koran, asked Mary Rev. Falwell has stated his abhor- not little gods and goddesses; they On behalf of the entire CHD family, how she conceived a child without a rence for apartheid on many oc- are simply humans like us. As Vatican I express sincere thanks also to Arch- father. And Mary answered: "Do you casions, but believes that the best Council II reminds us, we look to the bishop Edward A. McCarthy, and to not know that God, when He created way to end that repugnant system is saints for "example in their way of Sr. Ann McDermott, your Diocesan the wheat, had no seed that God by not by disinvestment, which would life, fellowship in their communion, Director. His power made the trees to grow only hurt the blacks we are trying to and the help of their intercession." without the help of rain? All that God help, or by turning the country over to (Lumen Gentium, 51) Rev. Marvin A. Mottet had to do was say 'So be it! and it was the Marxist ANC, UDF, or Zappo When asking a saint to intercede Executive Director, done." organizations. for us, we should use the same format Campaign for Human Development

PAGE 18 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 Abortion: The unforgiveable sin? Two anguished letters came to my attention this has the abortion and those who willingly help an- summer, both asking if God will forgive the sin of other have an abortion. abortion or is it an unforgivable sin. This teaching seems so obvious when we study • The first note appeared in the "Dear Padre the life and teachings of Jesus. His message re- Bulletin" printed for June 23 by Liguori Publica- BY FR. JOSEPH peatedly speaks of God's always available mercy tions: M. CHAMPLIN or forgiveness; his ministry similarly often reaches "Nearly ten years ago I got pregnant before I out to sinners — the paralytic, woman caught in was married. A friend of my fiance suggested I get adultery, good, thief on the cross. an abortion. Since I didn't want to hurt my parents However, a person afflicted with heavy guilt, like and because my fiance and I were very confused, I the two correspondents mentioned here, may doubt those words and deeds, slip into despair and give up hope. boyfriend while she was with me she was on her Years ago the Church had to deal with a similar own. I probably would have made up any excuse at question. But the issue or sin was not abortion, 'The more I read the Bible, it the time." but apostasy or denying the faith. Those who then sounded to me like God "Eventually the girl came to me and said she followed a current belief called Novatianism main- wouldn't forgive such a terrible was going to have an abortion. I knew it was wrong tained that anyone who renounced the Christian and that it was murder, but we went ahead and had faith during a persecution could never come back. sin as mine (murder), It the child aborted anyway. It seemed like the easy The Church in the year 251 officially and formally sounded to me that God would way out. She didn't have the money to get it done rejected this concept, termed it heretical and so I gave her the money. I couldn't stand to look at maintained that repentance is always possible, forgive anything but this.' her anymore, because it reminded me of the whole that as long as a sinner is alive, there is hope for a mess I caused. I broke up with her." reunion with God, if the person only repents. "This winter my guilt became so great I couldn't bare it." A puzzling phrase from the gospel slightly had the abortion. Later we were married and have . "I began to fall away from my religion after my clouds this question. In Matthew 12:31, Jesus been blessed with three beautiful children. We go father died of cancer during the last year of high speaks about a sin "against the Holy Spirit" which to church regularly, but I've never been able to con- school. I began to drink heavily and frequent the will never be forgiven in this world or the next. It is, fess this sin to a priest. I'm afraid he will say that I local bars and night clubs. I was drinking heavily therefore, an unforgiveable sin. am excommunicated and cannot receive absolu- when I was seeing this girl." tion. Not a day goes by that I do not beg the Lord "A few months ago I joined a small Protestant Scholars have debated the meaning of the par- for forgiveness. Does God love me? Can I ever be bible study group. The more I read the bible it ticular text over the centuries. Probably the most forgiven?" sounded to me like God wouldn't forgive such a generally accepted interpretations hold that a sin • The other letter, a personal one to me, arrived terrible sin as mine (murder). It sounded to me like against the Holy Spirit involves denying God's ex- by mail from a man burdened in a similar way. He God would forgive anything but this." istence or mercy until the very end. Such a denial wrote: "Would you please write and tell me if the Cath- therefore by choice puts oneself outside the range of grace and excludes the person from God's "Two years ago I got involved with a younger girl olic Church teaches that God could forgive such a thing? Would you explain to me why or why not grace or forgiveness which is always available for sexually. She was 19 and I was 24. She became the asking. pregnant. This girl had few morals and told me she God can or cannot forgive abortion?" also had sex with her old boyfriend while seeing The answer is simple to state, but perhaps will Having an abortion or helping another with one me. However, she knew that this baby was mine." be harder to accept for that married woman and is in the Church's teaching a terrible deed. But the "I became very scared and didn't know what to the single young man. The sin of abortion is not Church likewise maintains that our mistakes are do. I told her that because she was with her old unforgiveable. God will forgive both the one who no match for God's mercy. Clarifying celibacy controversies

Back in 1963 at the Better World Movement The two situations are not at all similar, and they headquarters north of Rome, I met a man, newly involve entirely different questions. While it is or- received into the Catholic Church, who was at the dinarily true in the Western Church that unmarried instant of his reception into the Church, already a men are ordained to the priesthood, in the Eastern priest and a bishop. What was baffling the leaders Church ordination of married men has been a con- of the Church was what should be done with this BY tinuing tradition and ordination of married men gray-haired, broad-faced, stockily-built smiling DALE FRANCIS has occurred within the Latin Rite by way of excep- man. He was not only married but he had children tion. But what is key here is not that priests marry and grandchildren. but that married men may be ordained. The former He had been born in Brazil into a schismatic Episcopalian priests first became Catholics and, it church that the Catholic Church recognized was after this that some were admitted to prepara- possessed valid orders. When he chose to study tion for ordination. They were married before they for the priesthood, he married before ordination I mention it because it presents a perfectly became Catholics, when they first chose their and was vaiidly ordained as a priest. He was a logical instance of convert to the Church who was, vocations. They were ordained in the state of life good and intelligent man, he served among hum- because of the validity of the orders of a in which they entered the Church. ble people and when he was designated a bishop schismatic church, already vaiidly a priest and. a in his schismatic church, his ordination as a bishop. There was no special privilege involved, it There are very good and committed men among bishop was valid. was just the way it was. those who chose to leave the active priesthood to In his work, he came to know Catholic priests I suspect there are many Catholics who would marry. Without making any judgment on them or and began a study of the Catholic Church. After a be confused by this even though it is not confus- their sincerity, it is simply true that consideration long period of study and prayer, he came to the ing. I make this judgment because so many seem of returning them to the active priesthood involves conclusion he must in good conscience become a not to understand the situation in which men who verifying the right of priests to marry. Ordination Catholic. His wife and family joined him in this were Episcopal Church priests as married men, of married men is a part of the tradition of the decision. He had thought he was giving up his become Catholics, begin studies in the theology Church: allowing priests to marry is not. The two vocations as well. But he learned when he became of the Catholic Church and are ordained as situations are totally unrelated and we must take a Catholic, the Catholic Church recognized the Catholic priests; although they are married and care not to build controversies as if they were the validity of his ordination as a priest and his ordina- may have families. same. tion as a bishop. This has brought a reaction from some He was at Father Lombardi's Better World Catholics who say if it is possible for former The church must make decisions logically and Movement Center as a guest while a decision was Episcopalian priests who are married to be ordain- consistently. Controversies often fail to make the made as to what he should do, now that he was a ed as Catholic priests then why can't those distinctions. Catholic. I'm sorry I can't give you the end of the Catholic priests who left the active priesthood to story, it wasn't a story that reached the press and be married have the privilege of returning to the to (Dale Francis is a nationally syndicated whatever was decided it was done very privately. the active priesthood again. columnist)

capsules By Frank Morgan 'An instrument of thy peace' This beautiful prayer was written by St. Francis not open tnese Tor within them you will find of Assisi seven hundred years ago: James Buchanan was engaged to a beautiful naught but the broken heart of Buchanan." "Lord, make me an instrument of Thy Peace. young woman in his youth, but her parents were * * * Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where worried that he would never amount to anything. The first automobile-airplane combination was there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. They managed to break off the engagement. Two the Arrowbile which was built by the Waterman Ar- Where there is despair, hope. Where there is dark- weeks later, the woman killed herself and rowplane Corporation of Santa Monica, California. ness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. Buchanan remained a bachelor throughout his life. After its testing was completed on February 20, "Grant that I may not so much seek to be con- After he died, executors of his estate found a 1937, delivery of five Arrowbiles was made to the soled as to console; to be understood as to under- packet of letters from his sweetheart, which had Studebaker Corporation of South Bend, Indiana. In stand; to be loved as to love; for it is in giving that been repeatedly opened over the years and appar- the air, its 6 cylinder Studebaker engine gave it its we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned ently stained with tears. top speed of 120 miles an hour and its cruising and it is in dying that we are bom to Eternal Life." A penned note was attached which advised, "Do speed of 105 miles an hour. Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 19 Remembering M.IA's Have a

Recently the United States declared a week to remember 38, remembers how he was "dear buddies" with his older little fun prisoners of war and servicemen missing in action. The brother. observance was intended to help raise awareness of the Donahue explained that he and his retired Air Force Q. I think that doing all the home- 2,477 U.S. servicemen still unaccounted for in Southeast father, Vincent Donahue, have gone to Laos numerous work for school is going to take up so Asia. times trying to find American servicemen. They still believe much time on weekends and on I interviewed several people at the time of the obser- that their brother and son is alive. school night this year that I won't have time to do fun things. Yet if I vance, including Bill Gruber, a 24-year-old journalist. A I also talked with a spokesman for the Department of teen-ager when the Vietnam War ended, he told me how he don't do my homework, I wont' get Defense, Maj. Keith Schneider. He told me the department good grades and my parents will real- has had 771 "sightings" reported since the end of the war, ly get on me for that. What should I most of which have been discredited. He explained what do? (Tennessee) these sightings usually involve a person, primarily through refugee channels, reporting that "at such and such a time BY and location, I saw what I believe to be an American" being A. Let's turn to St. Thomas held against his will in a prison camp in Southeast Asia. Aquinas, the patron of Catholic ANTOINETTE But Schneider said the Defense Department has not ac- schools, for some surprising advice counted for some 19 percent of the reports. on your situation. BOSCO In a 3,000-page book, he tried to That's part of the reason why the government, with private groups like the National League of Families of American POWs and MIAs in Southeast Asia and the came to wear a bracelet with the name of a missing Forget-Me-Nots, has embarked on a public awareness cam- BY American soldier on it. paign, Schneider said. TOM "In a rush of patriotism and the beginnings of a sense of Any Americans still missing in action are a tragedy social responsibility, I pledged to wear it until he, Major oeyond understanding. LENNON William Grace, came home," Gruber said. But, after a while, he put the bracelet away in a drawer. I felt chilled when Donahue explained why his life revolves around bringing his brother home: "I can't Then, two years ago, Gruber visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Among the 58,000 celebrate his absence nor mourn his death." names of the killed and missi.ng, he found the one so familiar to him with a cross next to the name, still missing. sum up all he knew about religion. In "I cried then. No heavy sobs, just a single, embarrassing one part of it, he wrote about doing tear," Gruber said. He cried because he had stopped wear- fun things. ing the bracelet, because Grace was just lost among so many names; he cried for Grace's family and because He was solidly in favor of putting "there was nothing I could do." spme fun into our lives. Indeed he Another person I interviewed was Art Putnam, 44. In 1974 considered fun, mirth and pleasure to he bought a bracelet with Major William Fuller's name on it be necessities of life. and the date, Aug. 26, 1967. He has worn it ever since. Wearing it has had a profound effect on his life, Putnam said. St. Thomas pointed out that we "I wear it now not so much because it's tied to the hope must relax at times from the tensions of a man coming home. I don't think he will. It's more a con- of life or "the mind will break." Today nection of spirit. It's like a talisman... that says to me, we call this a "mental breakdown." sometimes you have problems but nothing near what this could be," Putnam told me. "Some people wear a cross, some have other things to But fear not! You don't sound like remind them of what's good about their lives. I have the you're anywhere near a mental break- bracelet. I think I'll wear it for the rest of my life," Putnam down. Still, all work and no play is a said. bad idea. It sounds like you need a lit- I spent hours talking to the brother of Army Air Force Of- tle more time for fun things. But how ficer Morgan Jefferson Donahue, missing in action since to find such time? he was shot down in Laos Dec. 13, 1968. Jeffrey Donahue, Can you talk with your parents or a favorite teacher or a school counselor about your situation? On birth control Possbily too much work is being piled on you. Of it may be that your Birth control is a simple issue; yet it has done more to selfishness, doesn't look quite so reasonable and respect- study skills could be improved in change the thinking of people toward the Catholic Church able. some way so that you could do your than any other issue since the Inquisition. homework with greater efficiency and In the 30s and 40s, Catholic couples struggled and I think the church is for life, happiness and the fullness speed. sacrificed in fear of committing serious sin. Large families of love. Sometimes it fails to present its case in positive, were commonplace. In the 50s and 60s, pressures built and faith-filled terms. The Lord asks married people to be controversy developed; eventually, a papal commission generous with the power entrusted to them. My advice is Try to talk at length and in detail was established to investigate whether the discipline taken from St. Augustine, "Do what you can do, and pray with one or all of these people about for what you cannot yet do." your schedule of schoolwork and your study habits. For a free copy of the Christopher News Notes, "Human Sexuality," send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Avoid as far as possible complain- The Christophers, 12 East 48th St., New York, NY 10017. ing; don't let a tone of whining creep BY FR. into your voice. Be cooperative in the JOHN CATOIR search for solutions to your prob- lems.

Consider too that your present situ- ation may be only temporary. Many adults can tell you about periods in could change. The majority of the members of that com- their lives when work piled up and mission said "yes," recommending in favor of private cons- there was very little time for fun. cience. Pope Paul VI said "no" in Human Vitae; "every act must be open to procreation." It was hard for them, as it's hard for He set off quite a reaction. Many came to believe the you. But they lived through their tem- church really didn't know what it was talking about in mat- porary situations of hard work and ters of sexuality. Today, most couples ignore the prohibi- finally had some fun again. tion against birth control. Meanwhile, fewer children are being born. I've been thinking about this. I try to analyze every As you try to resolve your problems theological question in relation to the central truth of at school, could you take time now God's unchanging love. And so, thinking ahead to the time and then (perhaps just before you go when the world will have to come to an end: In the new to sleep at night) to pray to St. kingdom where forgiveness and love will reign forever, I Thomas Aquinas to help you acquire see life as a precious gift. People from large families, in- three things: cluding those who were born unloved, unwanted and rais- ed in rejection; those who died in confusion and isolation; 1. The ability to study well; all of them will be healed and whole, luxuriating in God's 2. The courage to preserve in study- love. By the miracle of His mercy, God will renew the face ing; of the earth and all manner of things will be well. 3. Time for fun things, wonderful At that time, every generous sacrifice made in the name laughter and relaxing pleasure. of human life will be revered and all those who enter the kingdom, no matter the circumstances of their birth or (Send questions to Tom Lennon, their life, will sing praises to their parents for enabling 1312 Mass. Ave. N.W., Washington, them to enjoy the banquet of God's kingdom for all eterni- D.C. 20005.) ty. It is in that context that birth control, when done out of 'TELL ME YOU WERE ONLY Klt7t7IMG." (NC News Service)

PAGE 20 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 When a friend is needed

Dear Mary: I have an older friend who is hurting Plan an activity with each visit. You might take because his wife and children will not have any- BY him shopping once weekly. You might go out for a thing to do with him. My friend raised a large fami- meal once a week. You might play cards or fix a ly and was married for 43 years before his wife left DR. JAMES meal together. him. AND MARY Try to get him interested in an activity such as Although he admits he was ho angel and had a gardening, then visit him once weekly and garden drinking problem for a while, almost 10 years have KENNY with him. Take him to evening Mass, then out for a elapsed since the divorce. My friend has grieved meal. Or take him to morning Mass where you join deeply and begged to be taken back. others for coffee and rolls afterward. Your friend My friend is quite ill and does require care. He might be drawn into conversation with friends. wishes he could die as he has given up hope; how- conciliation. However, nothing in your letter sug- When you visit your friend, he will probably want ever he cannot get his wife out of his mind. gests this is likely. to talk about the misfortunes in his life. Arguing I have been contacted many times and tried to You are not in control of his wife and children. with him or even sympathizing will only focus on offer what help I could. However, even some of my You are able to offer friendship. How might you the misfortunes. Try instead to bring the conversa- '-Sends suggested I abandon my friend, and they best help him? tion around to the activity you have chosen. Ignore ive washed their hands after a number of at- A person focused on a single event and de- remarks about his family and talk about the tempts. What type of consolation might I offer? — pressed as a result can be very difficult to deal garden, the meal, whatever you are doing together. Iowa. with. Typically, despite all the efforts of friends, he You have taken on a difficult task, one which continues to ignore positive efforts, continues to may not bring you much personal satisfaction. By Thank you for your letter showing such concern see only misfortune in his life. scheduling the times you see your friend and plan- for an elderly man that others have apparently Faced with such a situation, you put more effort ning an activity each time, you can keep your frus- given up on. It is not clear what your friend's needs in trying to bring him around, only to be frustrated. tration level in bounds while being what this lonely are, how you have tried to intervene or why others This can lead to anger, then perhaps guilt over get- man desperately needs, a friend. Bless you! have given up and encouraged you to do so. ting angry. Eventually, unable to be comfortable It is evident that your friend is elderly and alone, with your emotions, you do what others have done, Reader questions on family living and child care that he has focused on the rift with his wife and wash your hands of the situation. to be answered in print are invited. Address ques- children, and that he feels hopeless and de- To avoid this, I suggest you schedule your visits. tions to the Kennys, Box 872, St. Joseph's College, pressed because of this. Decide when and how often you will see him and Rensselaer, Ind. 47978. It would be wonderful if you could effect a re- for what reason. (NC News Service) Who is a stranger? "I am so confused about teaching my children by parents and teachers. how to deal with strangers," a mother said recent- 5. We can get a fine little book called It's O.K. to ly. "Do we teach them to distrust all people they Say No! A Parent/Child Manual for the Protection don't know? If so, how do we teach them to go to BY of Children which is a book to read aloud with chil- adults for help if they need it? Or not to live in fear dren. It's available for $3.95 plus costs from Tom of others." DOLORES Doherty Assoc, 8-10 W. 36th St., New York, NY There was a chorus of agreement from other CURRAN 10018. parents. We're torn between teaching children (Alt Publishing Co.) simultaneously to distrust and trust people they don't know. We run a risk of implanting a lifelong fear of others if we stress safety too strongly. Yet, we live in a world where the personal safety of 2. Acting strangely means trying to get children children is of paramount attention. alone, inviting them to see something unusual, Like everything else in parenting, it's a matter of moving to sit next to them on a bus or at a theatre, balance. We must teach children that some adults giving them gifts, pretending to be lost or injured are untrustworthy and dangerous but others are and telling them not to tell their parents. trustworthy and helpful. Jay Howell of the Adam Walsh Center said, Teaching them not to get into cars with or take "Use language a child can understand. For exam- candy from strangers is easy. But teaching them ple, you can tell her no one should be touching her to seek out an adult to help them when they're lost in the bathing-suit parts of her body. Private parts, is more difficult. If they're overly fearful of all sexual parts — that's confusing. Bathing-suit adults, they are not going to be able to do this. parts of her body. Private parts, sexual parts — One mother commented that her 7-year-old son that's confusing. Bathing-suit parts she'll unders- was so terrified of adults that he wouldn't ask any- tand." one for change to use the pay phone to call home. 3. We can distinguish between situations He ended up walking over 2 miles home through where there are many people and only a few. Just some unfamiliar territory, which was probably as adults are not fearful of being accosted in a more dangerous. crowded parking lot but cautious in an isolated Sometimes children get fearful when an adult one, we can let our children know they can return smMes at them in crowded supermarket. This is smiles and friendliness from strange adults if preventing grownups from exhibiting friendliness there are others around, particularly people they which merely enforces children's fears of adults. know and trust. I believe we can teach children to assess 4. We can teach children to "check it out" when strangers the same way we do. Here are some they are wary of a particular adult's behavior. This points to consider: policy is being used in school safety programs. 1. We can distinguish the difference between When a child is unsure of an adult's behavior, we stranger and acting strangely. All people we don't t jach him to check it out by talking about it with know are strangers but only some of them behave an adult he or she trusts — a parent, teacher, strangely. Add to that, 60% of crimes against school nurse, or any trustworthy adult. children are committed by people who have some Perhaps the behavior is normal, perhaps not. By familiarity with the child. So it's not enough to haring their experience and fears with a caring warn the child away from strangers as the only un- adult, children can be relieved of ongoing fear. Or trustworthy ones. a potentially dangerous experience can be nipped Family Nights Adult Family should express the uniqueness that ning with the words, "Did I ever tell Opening prayer Make a scrapbook of all the items your family is — what you believe and you about the time when...?" Father, be present with us as we you have that tell something about value, what your family name means, come to celebrate our family heritage. your past — valentines collected where you came from, etc. Sharing We recognize our rich ancestry in our from grandparents, awards and Tape Recordings — with cassette family and in our church. We thank achievements of family members, tape recorders found in so many 1. Share why you are happy and you for our parents, grandparents, souvenirs, etc. homes today you can have an audio proud to be a member of this family. and all those who have contributed to Photo Albums. Many families have rather than only a written record of 2. Share your happiest family me- our family. Amen. pictures scattered here and there. family events. Prepare a beginning en- mory. Gather then together and decide on a try to be recorded that tells all that 3. Share what you would like to be Activity time meaningful arrangement and organize you have found out about your ances- remembered for in the future family Young and Middle Years Families into your family photo album, which tors. Add to it as new information ap- history. Place a tree branch in a can held in can serve as a record of your family's pears. place with sand to represent your history. It will become more valuable Closing prayer family tree. Decorate the tree stand with each passing year. Snack — Suggested Prayer: Father, all of and tree. Let the children hang pic- Design your own family Coat-of- Popcorn or popcorn balls. us have our roots in you, who have tures, snapshots or original illustra- Arms. It can be as simple or as elabor- given us life. Help us to treasure that tions of each family member on the ate as you choose — anything from Entertainment life and appreciate those who have tree. Go as far back into your heritage paper and pencil, cardboard, wood, Play "Did I ever Tell You?" by let- given us our family name and herit- as your information permits. paints. The completed product ting each person tell a story begin- age. Amen.

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 21 Sunday, September 8, 1985 READINGS: Isaiah 35:4-7; James 2:1-5; Mark 7:31-37. The just will find peace

BACKGROUND: As was the case last week, the ice, but rather our total loyalty — Three sections comprise the Church again this Sunday offers loyalty even to death if ever that book of Isaiah in the ancient Jew- the epistle of James for the second choice should arise. In its lesson, ish prophocies. A different author- reading in the Liturgy of the Word the Church reminded us that the ship is responsible for each. This at Mass. A brief work, uncommonly world around us, the world in Sunday's reading is taken from the read in the liturgy, the epistle's which we live, most often is indif- urn great interest is faith. ferent or even hostile to the values St. Mark's gospel, also brief and of unselfishness and forgiveness the first of the four gospels to be we profess in our memories of the written, supplies the gospel read Lord. The world most often misun- this Sunday. The section in this derstands us, as it misunderstood BY FR. .* week's Liturgy of the Word identi- our spiritual ancestors and ances- OWEN fies Jesus again as the servant of tresses since Jesus himself God, merciful, compassionate, but walked the shores of Lake Tiberias. CAMPION almighty. Today's readings, in a sense, re- peat that lesson. Not all share the RELFECTION: same physical handicaps. But no Typically, Isaiah's writing read in one knows with precision what this Sunday's Liturgy of the Word best course to pursue in the search is exhilarating in its assurance that for meaning and happiness in life, first part of Isaiah, in which the peace and every good await those or indeed what meaning and happi- prophet speaks quite emphatically faithful to God. Then, James' epis- ness actually are. We are all blind about the Jews' plight, and likely tle reminds us all of the poor's to the future. Fears make us silent peril, in the face of Assyria's mas- privileged place in God's kingdom. when we should defend, or pro- sive — and vicious — military And, finally, the gospel of St. Mark claim. We often do not know which strength. recalls the Lord's mercy — and voices speak the truth. The writings of First Isaiah power — in healing the deaf and God is truth, the Church reminds definitely have a context in history. the speechless. Together, what do us. We are poor. God's word, per- But they live now, as they have they say to us in our twentieth cen- fected in the message of Jesus, is always lived, in the eloquence in tury world? vast in riches. Those riches, filled which they were composed and in Last week, the Church coun- with every satisfaction and bless- the everlasting worth of the values seled us in its Liturgy of the Word ing of peace, await the faithful and they proclaim. to give our faith not simply lip serv- the just. Can a white lie ever be justified? Q. I have read that while a lie is things we should try to achieve. white lie or whatever else; but it comes can give. never permissible one may limit or The example you gave is a good down to a judgment on moral priori- change a statement even though a one. Lying is wrong because good ties in that particular circumstance. The right of the parent to that infor- deception may result. The book spoke common sense ("reason") tells all of Here and now, what is the highest, mation, and your obligation to give it, of a "mental reservation" that may be us that our faculty of speech is meant most important good to be accom- adds another dimension to the judg- used when there is sufficient reason to to convey honestly what is in our plished? ment that must be made in deciding protect a secret, or when someone who minds to someone else. We have an You could be adding consideration whether to tell the truth or not. has no right to the information asks a obligation to respect tht purpose. question. We have, on the other hand, another obligation to respect the right to appropriate privacy for ourselves and others. Suppose someone asks 'Without realizing you are doing it, you would judge BYFR. you for information which he or she that the obligation to protect privacy takes JOHN has no right to know, and which you could reveal only at the cost of vio- precedence over the obligation to tell the truth.' DIETZEN lating someone else's right to confidentiality or privacy. You face a conflict of moral "values," the in- tegrity of the power of speech versus of a third obligation ("good") in Obviously making such decisions the right of the other person to per- speaking of serious harm to another. rightly requires a sincere desire to do In your opinion could the use of a sonal privacy. Without realizing you Suppose the person asking you for in- what is good, sensitivity and delicacy mental reservation also be a serious sin are doing it, you would quickly judge formation is a parent who would be of conscience, a habit of being morally if it caused serious harm to another that tne ooiigauon to protect privacy seriously handicapped in providing the honest with oneself and God, and person? (Pennsylvania) at this particular moment takes necessary care and guidance for his or much prayer, the more so as our deci- A. Many, perhaps most, moral precedence over the obligation to tell her child without the information you sions affect the lives of others. decisions in our lives involve making a the truth. choice between two or more good We may call it a mental reservation,

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PAGE 22 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 TV is stuck on gluey cereal (Too much of what you see isn't real) My morning Cheerios don't look the same since I found out whose children smile beatifically that they are sitting in Elmer's at her kitchen concoctions and Glue instead of milk. whose husband is attentive and No, my wife didn't suddenly flower-bearing. I recall her reac- begin plotting my demise (at tion: "Sure." least, I don't think she did). What But it could be done. In fact, I happened is that I watched an think someone could make a tidy HBO special produced by fortune by filming a day in the life of ordinary people and then edit- ing it into a one-minute com- BY mercial or five-minute music video. (If you do it, remember me JAMES in your will.) Even without the BREIG benefits of hair-dressers and make-up specialists, each of us could look happy, successful and contented if our lives were edited properly. A little slow-mo photography Consumer Reports magazine here; a touch of romantic music about television advertising. On there; a soupcon of back lighting the show, a "food stylist" revealed how he doctors edibles which are to be filmed for 'It might look tempting commercials. in a shampoo ad, but it For instance, real milk photographs with a bluish tint would be a horror to and begins to spoil under hot actually experience.' studio lights so those ads for Wheaties and Count Chocula show the flakes sitting in a — and, voila! we could match mixture of milk and Elmer's Glue. Christie Brinkley or Tom Selleck. The glue provides not only a But would we want to? As a bright whiteness but also the lark, it would be fun, but, in the ability of the drops to cling to the end, it is phony. Our lives are not cereal. Appetizing, eh? perfect bodies, perfect teeth and Want to hear some more about perfect emotions. Our days are food on television? I hope you're filled with popped buttons on not eating right now. Especially blouses, toothaches and ABORTION BATTLE — A three-hour documentary explores conflicting posi- chicken, which is painted with a outbursts of anger, sorrow, tions on the issue on PBS, Channel 2 on September 18th. (NC photo). mixture of gravy and coffee dissappointment or shame to go grounds to give it a freshbaked along with the more positive reality and on more significant everywhere and the alert viewer hue on the tube. As for coffee, a emotion shown on TV com- levels than the color of roasted should be wary of it and spoonful of dishwashing mercials. chicken. We are given phony knowledgeable about the tricks of detergent gives it a just-brewed If life were like a TV emotions, plastic creatures who the trade which permit such bubbliness. commercial, not only would we try to act human, and contrived unreality to occur. Had enough? Me, too. The dine on glued cereal; we would plots which warp our sense of As we watch, we should reason I bring it up is that it also live monochromatic lives of reality. That leads, for example, to constantly ask ourselves, "Is that seems to me that the food is a dull sameness. It might look people being more afraid of their really how it is?" And we should symbol of people on television. tempting when we see it in a surroundings because they think expend some effort to answer our They, too, are gussied up, painted shampoo ad, but it would be a crime is more prevalent than it is question. If we can give 50 hours over and otherwise artificially horror to actually experience. simply because they see so much a week to the tube, we can also colored to give an impression of Don't believe it? Then check out violence on television. devote a great deal of time to succulence which does not exist your nearest asylum for people And it isn't only in fictional discovering, through reading, in reality. impaled on a single emotion or programming and on commercials conversation and other means, I told my wife recently that her devoid of any ability to interact that such distorting can happen. how accurate TV is being. The life could be as glamorous as that with their surroundings. It can also extend to news and to tube can sell us a lot of fake of any woman in a TV commercial So much of TV is devoted to presentations by politicians. goods disguised as the real thing; whose hair whirls in slow-motion, presenting such distortions of There's gluey cereal to be found it's up to us not to buy. Catholic Viewers' Choice Capsule reviews THE HEAVENLY KID AMI, P6-13 is a boy is only 16 and our hero has been "The Decline and Fall of II Hoffman in the leading role of feeble effort that is nothing less than dead for at least 20 years, and so it's a Duce," a historical drama on the Willie Loman, on CBS, Channel 4 yet another movie about a gawky teen- tossup as to whether writer-director life of Benito Mussolini, the facist on Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. ager being tutored in what does duty Cary Medoway is biologically or dictator if Italy, will air on HBO in "45/85," a three-hour news pres- for the social graces these days. arithmetically illiterate or perhaps two parts beginning Sept. 8th. entation, will examine how America His tutor (Lewis Smith), as in the both). 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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 23 Chaminade launches silver

A happy and blessed New Year to our Kendall, in a well-attended discussion on anniversary campaign Jewish neighbors, as the High Holy Day. Jewish-Christian issues. Rosh Ha Shannah approaches. Today, as we did twelve months ago in On August 23, the Religious Leadeiship For 25 years, Chaminade has held a rep- ucation for staff; $350,000 to construct a the name of the Catholic Community, the Coalition brought together in the Miami utation for academic excellence in its col- new locker room facility and to construct Ecumenical and lnterfaith Commission of Shores Presbyterian Church Hall a large lege preparatory programs. To assure the a second-story Guidance/Finance depart- the Archdiocese of Miami sends greetings gathering of Christians and Jews to spear- school's success in the years ahead, ment; $100,000 for general building im- to all our Jewish friends. It is indeed a head a drive in support of the Miami Daily Chaminade has organized its first general provements; $60,000 for a bus and van; time to thank God for the special oppor- Bread Food Bank, .so that no one in public fund-raising effort — the Silver $48,000 for computer equipment. tunities we have experienced to know and Miami need go to bed hungry. For these Anniversary Campaign. Many of south Florida's most promi- appreciate each other better. joint efforts and many other blessings we The money raised during the Silver An- nent citizens are participating in the cam- In May, there was the two-day celebra- thank God and say to you, dear Jewish niversary Campaign will be used to build paign. Among them are Charles Lantz, tion of Nostrae Aetate that culminated in friends, on September 16, "SHANNAH new facilities and create endowment funds Chairman of the Atlanta National Bank Temple Israel with the shared Shabat meal tovah!" to increase teacher salaries, increase finan- of Broward; Dave Shula, assistant coach and beautiful service led by Rabbi Bernat "May you be inscribed in God's Book cial aid and scholarships, and promote of the Miami Dolphins; and Tom Kearns, with guest homilist, Archbishop Edward of Life." staff development. Funds will also be used of Meekins, Inc. McCarthy. to make building improvements and to ac- Chaminade's faculty, staff and student Sister Noel Boggs, O.P. quire computer equipment. In June, Fr. James Fetscher joined Member, lnterfaith Commission body are also involved in the campaigr Rabbi Tabachnikoff in St. Louis Church, Goals of the Silver Anniversary Cam- Besides devoting their time and energies U, paign are the following: $1 million endow- the campaign, these groups have made ment fund, with interest earnings to pay "more than generous" pledges to be ap- New director named for for increased teacher salaries; $400,000 plied to the $2 million minimum goal. endowment fund, with interest earnings to Those involved with the campaign are pay for scholarship; $90,000 endowment optimistic about the its outcome including Parish Community Service fund, with interest earnings to pay for Charles Lantz. professional updating and continuing ed- operate out of 9401 Biscayne Boulevard, "We can't stop until we have $2 mil- Msgr. Bryan O. Walsh has announced lion. We won't be achieiving it for us. the appointment of Hugh Clear as direc- Clear and his team of facilitators will spend much of their time working with Two Miami residents We'll be achieving it for Chaminade," tor of Parish Community Service, a pro- Lantz said. gram of Catholic Community Services parish volunteers to establish vibrant and (CCS) of the Archdiocese of Miami. visible service programs at the local level. pronounce vows Clear has a Master's degree in Religious CCS will train the volunteers in communi- ty organization and needs assessment as Among seven Southern Jesuits pro- Fr. T. Sheehan dies Studies from the Catholic University of nouncing their first voeslhis August at St. LAKE WORTH — A Mass of Chris- America in Washington. He has been as- well as respond to referrals for services from the parish. Charles College, Grand Coteau, La were tian Burial will be concelebrated at 11 sociated with CCS since 1978 as an admin- Rafael Garcia and Dr. O. Kenneth John- a.m. today in Sacred Heart Church here istrator and as a counselor in the St. Luke The current centrally organized pro- gram is not entirely new to the Miami son, both formerly of Miami. for Father Thomas Sheehan who died on substance abuse program. Garcia, 32, came to Miami from Cuba Sept. 2 after a long illness. In January of 1984, he was appointed Archdiocese. For several years, CCS per- sonnel have helped establish Parish Social with his parents in 1962. He graduated Bishop Thomas V. Daily of Palm Beach director of DARE (Drugs, Alcohol, Re- from the University of Miami's School of will be the principal celebrant of the Mass habilitation and Education) which is the Ministry programs in several parishes throughout the Archdiocese. At this time, Architecture and was in private practice for the 64-year-old priest who was or- substance abuse prevention program of for five years. His parents are Mr. and dained in 1977 in St. Mary Cathedral. CCS in Miami. because of support from several founda- tions, it is possible to launch an intensive Mrs. Emilio Garcia. Concelebrants will be Father James As director of Parish Community Serv- effort toward expansion of the program. Johnson, 33, had directed an intensive Sheehan, brother of the deceased priest, ice, which for the immediate future will care unit and practiced cancer research and clergy from the Archdiocese of Miami surgery before his novitiate. A graduate of and the Diocese of Palm Beach. St. Catherine presents film series Northwestern University's School of A native of Rochester, N.Y. who was Medicine, he did his residency at Jackson formerly an accountant in charge of pay- "Creating Family," a five-part film United States and Canada. Through his Memorial Hospital in Miami. roll at Eastman Kodak, Father Sheehan series on marriage and family will be pre- cassettes, films and books he has reached His parents, Dr. and Mrs. O. Kenneth studied at St. John Fisher College at the sented at St. Catherine of Siena parish, thousands. Johnson, are members of Gesus parish, University of Rochester and was gradu- Tuesday evenings from Sept. 10 through The film of "Creating Family" includ- Miami. ated from Boston College. Oct. 8. Featuring Clayton Barbeau, noted ing the following topics: Husband/Wife He began his studies for the priesthood marriage counselor and family therapist, Relationships, Creating Family, The at Sacred Heart School of Theology, each evening will be held at 7:30 in the Male/Female Crisis, Teens, Singles and Pastors' retreat Milwaukee, and was graduated from St. Orange Room of the Religious Education Love vs. Sex, Parents as Roles Models. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, Building at 9200 SW 107th Ave. The public is invited. A $5 fee will be A five-day convocation and retreat Boynton Beach. charged. For further information contact for pastors of the 105 Catholic par- He served his first parochial assignment An inspirational, energetic speaker, Mrs. Irene Tomonto, Director of Adult ishes in South Florida opens Sept. 9 as an associate pastor at St. Rose of Lima Barbeau has lectured throughout the Education, 274-9262. at the Konover Hotel, Miami Beach. Church, Miami Shores, and in 1978 was . Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy transferred to St. Edward Church, Palm Three sisters, one lay worker, will serve as retreat master during the Beach. For the past several years he has convocation in which the pastors of been on sick leave. in Florida Who's Who Catholic parishes in Dade, Broward, Father Sheehan, who will be buried in and Monroe Counties will partici- Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rochester, is also survived by another brother, John, of Four women associated with the and Sister John Karen Frei, professor and pate. Rochester. Church in South Florida are among those dean of Barry Biology Dept. listed in the first edition of Who's Who Also recognized as one of Florida's and Why of Successful Florida Women. "outstanding women achievers" was CCS appointments Those recognized include three Adrian Marjorie L. Donohue, director of the Anna Geoghan, has been appointed ad- Dominican Sisters, Sister M. Trinita Archdiocese of Miami Bureau of Infor- Catholic Community Services has an- nounced the following appointments: ministrator of the new Kendall Shelter Flood, former president of Barry Univer- mation. program within ihe Child Welfare Divi- sity and now academic dean at St. John Some 2,000 Florida women, their back- 1'intan Muldoon, former Administrator of St. Vincent Hall, has been promoted to sion (effective Aug. 1). Vianney College Seminary; Sister Jeanne grounds and major achievements are pro- Jose Cm/, will assume the portion of O'Laughlin, president, Barry University; filed in the book. Director of the Child Welfare Division (effective Aug. 26). project director of the D.A.R.E-. program Hugh Clear, former project director of (effective Sept. 1). Respect Life training information nights the D.A.R.H. program, will assume the Francis X. Manning, will assume the position of project director of the new position of administrator St. Vincent Hall Respect Life training and information Respect Life Office 9/26/85; Ft. Lauder- Parish Social Ministry Program located in (effective Sept. 9). nights have been scheduled as follows: dale Office — (941-5228) at St. Clements Central Office (effective Sept. 1). Anthony O'Shca. assumed the position Hialeah Office — (883-2229) at Immacu- Church 9/17/85; N. Dade Office / Miami Patricia Miller, former assistant di- of administrator of St. Luke's Methadonc late Conception Church 10/3/85; Holly- Beach Office (653-2921) at N. Dade Of- Treatment Clinic June 1. wood Office — (963-2229) at Hollywood rector. Catholic Family Services, Broward fice 9/19/85. Region, will be promoted to executive John Jamieson, was appointed admin- director (effective Oct. 1). istrator of Catholic Home for Children on Mav 1.

The Dominican Retreat House, 7275 SW St. Timothy parish hall will host a meeting of Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Henry's Church is sponsoring a "Falling 124th St., Miami, Fl. 33156, will offer adult, divorced, separated and all singles on Sept. 16th Holy Spirit No. 1912, Pompano Beach, Fla. Leaves Dinner Dance" on Sept. 21, at St. scripture classes on the Book of Genesis taught at 7:30 p.m. Peter Lauritzen will speak on will hold their regular Business Meeting on Henry's Parish Hall, 1500 North Andrews by Sr. Ruth Eisner. Emphasis on its original "Effective Communications in Relationships." Sept. 13th 1:00 p.m. St. Elizabeth's Gardens Extension, Pompano Beach. Cocktails: 6:30 meaning for its hearers, its interpretation by St. Henry's Women's Guild and Men's Club Pompano Beach. p.m. Dinner at 7:30 p.m. Dancing from 8 p.m. the Catholic Church and its meaning for today. are sponsoring a Membership Party Sept. 15th 'til midnight. Music featured by The Pete Ber- Begins week of Sept. 15. Classes will be offered The Mens Club of St. Maximilian Kolbe at St. Henry's Parish Hall, 1500 North An- Parish will sponsor their First Annual Golf tasso Trio. Reservations necessary. Reserva- on Wednesday evening (7:45 to 9:45 p.m.) and tion necessary. For tickets call 943-3932. drews Extension, Pompano Beach. Music Tournament on Sept. 14 at the Raintree Golf on Thursday morning (9:30-11:30 a.m.) For in- featured by The Pete Bertasso Trio. Public in- Tickets $12.00 per person. formation call Sr. Ruth at 238-2711. Club located at the intersection of Pembroke vited to attend. The hours from 4 p.m. until 8 and Hiatus Roads in Pembroke Pines. Tee off The Cross Direction, an instrumental and The Ladies Guild of St. Augustine Catholic p.m. vocal group, will present a concert Sept. 13 Church will hold its first meeting, of the club time at 1 p.m. The donation $30 . Non players are welcommed to join in the fun and beginning at 7:30 p.m. at St. Vincent Church, year, Sept. 10, at the church. Members St. Basil Catholic Church is sponsoring a bus 6350 N.W. 18th Street, Margate. This newly- encouraged to bring prospective members to to carry pilgrims to a two day pilgrimage in dinner for a donation of $15. For tickets and information call 961-3647 and 432-3298. formed group performs a mixture of gospel, meeting. honor of the Mother of God, on Oct. 4th and country and contemporary music. No admit- St. Bernadettes Parish Hall will be the loca- 5th. Bishop John Synder of St. Augustine and tance fee. Refreshments will be served in the tion of an Irish Sweepstakes Derby Dance on Bishop Michael Dudick of Passaic, New Jersey North Dade Group for Catholic Separated hall of the DePaul Center immediately follow- Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at 7450 Stirling Rd. in will present Eucharistic Liturgy on Saturday at and Divorced will join the "happenings" at ing the concert. Hollywood. Sponsored by Columbiettes of St. 11:00 a.m. Public is invited. Information and 9:00 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Diplomat Hotel in Women's Aglow Fellowship will hold a Bernadettes Knights of Columbus. Donation reservations for the bus and room may be ob- Hollywood with a live band and continuous covered dish party 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. $5. Tickets and reservations call Irene Pontillo tained by phoning 651-0991. Hors D'ouvres for $5.00. Call 754-6754. 12. For information call 431-6060. at 432-6596. PAGE 24 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 Parish mourns for 'outstanding' family

The community of Corpus Christi Christi community, which last week Church in Miami still is reeling over the turned out en masse for a memorial in the tragic deaths of a parish family whose family's honor. (Burial was in Puerto kindness, humilty and unparalleled will- Rico, since the family had no close rela- ingness to serve had endeared them to all. tives in Miami). Evangelista Valentin, 53, his wife "They were people totally committed to Carmen and their four children, Nelida, serving their fellow man, whoever he 18, Lourdes, 17, Reinaldo, 12, and Jesus, might be," said Sr. Carmen Alvarez, di- 7, were killed on a rural Florida highway rector of Religious Education at the two weeks ago when their Ford pickup parish. truck collided with a tractor-trailer. The Valentins were on their way to a vaca- The Valentin girls, both students at tion. Curley-Notre-Dame High School in The news of their deaths struck a deep Miami, had served as volunteer catechists chord of sadness among the entire Corpus at the parish for several years. The boys, students at Corpus Christi School, mowed lawns and helped around the parish Voice whenever needed. They were merely following the exam- Secretary ple of their parents. Their mother once told Sr. Alvarez, "You put me wherever The Voice is accepting applications you need me," and most recently that for secretary. Typing, clerical skills meant patrolling the school's hallways required. Send brief resume, in- during Saturday CCD classes. The father, Three of the Valentin children in a Christmas snapshot: From left, Lourdes, a cook, never failed to make the Puerto Jesus and Nelida. cluding skills, educational back- Rican dishes for the parish's annual car- nival, despite a demanding work schedule. ground, previous employment, per- with which they served one and all marked who worked with them have been exteme- sonal data, etc. to the Voice, PO Sox them as "outstanding" parishioners. ly privileged. We at Corpus Christi now 1059, Miami, 33138. Sr. Alvarez said their unity as a family, "God has welcomed them with open have an entire family in heaven interced- their ever-present smiles and the humility arms, I'm sure," she added. "I think we ing on our behalf."

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Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 25 'If we're doing a story on some poor family and my pictures are used and some good comes out of it, that makes all the differ- ence ... I'm out trying to find the guy living under a bridge.' James Baca, award-winning photographer, Denver Catholic Register

(NC photo by James Baca) Snapping pictures... To make a difference

By Joe Michael Feist some pictures of these people at time, they let me." "proceed with caution" when NC News Service their worst. But I said (the paper's Baca, who has worked for working on such an assignment. From time to time, James Baca readers) need to see this, they need Denver's Catholic newspaper for "I never want to make someone cruises Denver's back streets and to be aware. After talking a long nearly five years, feels he must uncomfortable," he said. "I want seamy neighborhoods. He drives to let them know I'm not there to slowly through poor sections of the embarrass them in any way." city, sections like the one he grew Baca said he usually takes time to up in, searching for those who have get to know his subjects. "We sit fallen between the cracks, lost hope A legacy for our down, have a cup of coffee and or been abandoned. talk." Then, he added, he tries to And when he finds them, he capture the essence of the person photographs them. children's children on film. Baca, the award-winning staff When the pictures of the family photographer for the Denver Down marbled corridors deep within a magnificent columned living in a car appeared, they were Catholic Register, says he feels a structure in Washington, D.C., paintings of the men and women who "flooded with checks" and offers "sense of mission" about his make up the American drama are on display. Here, in the of assistance, Baca said. Being able profession. Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery, are images of American to tell these kinds of photo stories "I believe I'm here for a Indians and western explorers, philosophers and schemers, heroes and is what makes his "the best job in purpose," he said in a recent in- villains. town photographywise." terview. "I love people and the A special gallery in the museum contains a number of photographs "Living in Colorado," Baca church is all about people. If we're taken by Mathew Brady, the great 19th-century chronicler of American noted, "I could take all the pretty doing a story on some poor family leadership. The dominant public figures of the 1860s are here: Jefferson pictures in the world." But he and my pictures are used and some Davis, president of the Confederate States; Union generals Ulysses prefers the satisfaction that comes good comes out of it, that makes Grant, William Sherman and Philip Sheridan; Henry Ward Beecher. from "making people aware" of all the difference." Protestant clergyman and writer; and Cardinal John McCloskey, the the sometimes desperate needs of Baca, 35, was raised in an first American cardinal. the poor. impoverished Denver household. "I And there are the haunting images of Abraham Lincoln, with eyes "The aim is to catch authenticity have a soft spot in my heart for sunken, face wrinkled and the sad expression of a man watching his to show in pictures who a person people who are down and out, children engage in a savage struggle. is," said Dwight Cendrowski, a maybe because of the way I grew free-lance photographer who has up," he said. Thinking it ouer worked extensively for the Michigan So, as part of his work, Baca Catholic, Detroit's archdiocesan consciously seeks out the People seem to be drawn to the Brady photographs. But why? What newspaper. disadvantaged and the poverty- value is there in studying the stern expressions of men and women in A good photograph, he said, has stricken to tell their story in the stiff poses and peculiar dress? What relevance does it have? Register. "guts and a soul" that reflects These same questions were asked in Brady's time. One answer was reality and "shows that person in a "I'm out trying to find the guy offered in the Oct. 6, 1960, edition of the New York Times. special moment, a tender moment." living in a box under a bridge. I Brady's photographs, the newspaper said, are "the means which we An excellent photo "touches you, it know where the bridges are and I'm shall bequeath to our posterity of knowing what manner of men and makes you want to look at it not scared to go down there. I'm women we Americans of 1860 were. All our books, all our newspapers, again." not intimidated" all our private letters... will not so betray us to our coming critics as the A few years back, Baca millions of photographs we shall leave behind us. Cendrowski agreed with Baca discovered a woman, her three "Our children's children may look into our very eyes and judge us as that patience is a necessary trait for children and a puppy living in car. we are. Perhaps this will be no great advantage to us, in our children's photographers. It takes a while to The woman, recently widowed, had children's name, we ought to thank Mr. Brady and those who labor gain people's trust, he said, which been evicted from her apartment. with him to this end." the newspaper said. means that the "best pictures "She was devastated and crying What manner of men and women are we loday'.' Wiser than our usually come at the end of shoots." to me," Baca recalls. "She didn't forebears? More tolerant? What will our children's children, nippinu His job, Cendrowski said, is to know what to do. It was very, very through a worn and faded photo album, discover in our eyes? "be the front row seat for all the hard for me to ask if I could take people who can't be there."

PAGE 26 / Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 know your faith The mysterious face If we fail to look beyond the obvious, we may miss the chance to see God

By Neil Parent hide behind our faces rather than NC News Service speak through them. The scene began with a slow For example, it would be scan of the bodies — literally hun- unthinkable for us to weigh down 'reds of them. They lay scattered others with our more troubling Jke so many stalks of wheat felled thoughts and feelings each and by the reaper's sickle. every time we meet. Pausing from time to time, the At the same time, wrongly camera's eye focused on a clenched deceiving another breaks down the fist, a bloodied tunic, a bootless trust on which human foot. Finally, it rested on the face communication is built. "A false of a young soldier. He lay there on face must hide what the false heart the side of the dirt road, facing doth know," wrote Shakespeare in upward, his bare head propped "Macbeth." against the back of a fallen As much as possible, our faces comrade. should harmonize with our hearts. Seeing this German soldier's boyish face on television some 40 A special challenge in relating to years after the Battle of the Bulge others is not to interject our own in which he died, I was struck by predispositions and prejudices. We it's distinct lack of expression. It too easily and frequently assign was the eyes more than anything meanings to a face because its skin else. They were open wide and color, shape of the nose or slant of locked in a vacant stare at the gray the eye is different from our own. sky. We read the face as we are wont In a way it was fitting that as a to read the person; we see what we stranger I should be deprived of want to see. Unfortunately we are intruding into this young man's last often more comfortable staying moments of life by somehow with our prejudices than facing up reading his face. Whatever his final to them. thoughts, whatever his feelings, death had completely extinguished On a purely human level, this their traces. presents problems of its own. But Even so, his face communicated when we remember that every with me. He was Aryan and terribly human is a bearer of divine life, to young. foreclose on an authentic human The face is truly a wondrous encounter because we cannot or will thing. It is not only the beacon of not go beyond the face's most ap- our personalities, it is the calling parent image is to foreclose on God card of who we are as a member of as well. a people, a tribe, a nation. Our Is God to be identified only with face bears the image of thousands the comely face, a particular skin of years of genetic shaping. We are The face is truly a wondrous thing. It is not only the beacon of our personal- ities, it is the calling card of who we are as a member of a people, a tribe, a color or a look of intelligence? not just humans; we are Asians, Don't we also encounter God in the Africans, Europeans and so on. nation. We are not just humans; we are Asians, Africans, Europeans and so On. (NC photo) unattractive face, the heavily lined Indeed, taken together, the vast or weary face, the faces of the array of human faces bespeaks the retarded, the face different from incredible complexity and diversity ours? of the human family. Our thoughts and feelings can human interaction entails our "The face is the mirror of the take shape instantly on our faces — searching each other's faces for To fail to seek the mystery mind, and eyes without speaking and just as quickly dissolve. A clues to deeper meaning. behind such faces means failing not confess the secrets of the heart," furrowed forehead, pursed lips, a But, if the face is a window to only at meeting other humans, but wrote St. Jerome, fourth century raised eyebrow can and often do the heart, it is also its mask. Not also to fail at discovering the face scholar and translator of the Bible.* speak volumes. No wonder so much infrequently, we feel compelled to of God.

The flesh-and-blood world of Jesus By Father John Castelot (that is, human beings). tive way for him to speak to flesh-and- NC News Service He entered into their world with its blood people was through one who 1. Jesus was involved with flesh-and- language, its symbolism, its people. shared their humanity to the full and blood people who were wedded by nature 2. God revealed himself in the very spoke their own language: Jesus. to the world around them. earthy history of his people. God is encountered through the On one occasion some people brought In fact, to accomplish his purposes humanity of Jesus. a deaf man with a speech impediment to God used ordinary, sometimes 3. Everything God created reflects in Jesus. They begged Jesus to lay hands on scandalously ordinary, human beings;: some way his power, his beauty. the man (Mark 7:32). "God chose those whom the world "The heavens declare the glory of Jesus could have gone ahead and cured considers absurd to the shame the wise; God, and the firmament proclaims his the man while telling the people to forget he singled out the weak of this world to handiwork" (Psalm 19). gestures like the imposition of hands. shame the strong" (1 Corinthiasn 1:27). But having made men and women in Instead he acceded to their request and, In similar fashion, God chose everyday his own image and likeness, they in fact, went beyond it. things of the world as signs and vehicles especially convey his creative love. To the "He put his fingers into the man's ears of his presence: things like water and extent that they do this, they are signs of and, spitting, touched his tongue; then he bread and oil — and the wood of the God's presence and love. looked up to heaven and emitted a cross. • Thus, every time a fellow human be- groan. He said to him, 'Ephphatha!' Actually, a sacrament is basically a ing is encountered, God also is (that is, 'Be opened!')." sign and vehicle of God's presence and encountered. Why all these gestures, signs and power. And the whole sacramental • And one's response to a human be- words when Jesus could simply have system is summed up in one key verse: ing becomes a response to God. willed the man's cure? Part of the answer "The Word became flesh" (John 1:14). Jesus of Nazareth, the perfect image of is found in the second chapter of the Absolutely speaking, God could have the Father, put this quite simply: "I New Testament letter to the Hebrews: spoken through some spiritual, assure you, as often as you did it for one "Surely he did not come to help angels, mysterious inner voice — and he some- of my least brothers (or sisters) you did it but rather the children of Abraham" times has done this. But the most effec- for me" (Matthew 25:40).

Miami, Florida / THE VOICE / Friday, September 6,1985 / PAGE 27 Polish church becomes the stage for artists who seek freedom By John Thavis When people in Poland want to see a good film or play, chances are they do not buy tickets at the local theater. More and more often, they are filing into their parish church. For Poles, it's not just a case of supporting the backyard produc- tion or the parish collection plate. The audiences — in big cities and small towns — are going to where the talent is. One popular play in Warsaw re- cently, for example, was "The Upper Room," by Poland's best- known dramatist, Ernest Brill. The play, staged in a downtown Warsaw church on weeknights, concerns the time between Christ's death and resurrection. According to church officials in Warsaw, it played to standing- room-only crowds and to critical acclaim. Polish artists are rediscovering the Catholic Church, the officials said, and the church's patronage has helped bring about a renaissance of the "Christian culture" in recent years. Parishes across the country are sponsoring poetry readings, sculpture and painting exhibits, concerns and academic lectures — often staged immediately after Church plays have become popular in Poland because many artists have abandoned government-censored traditional daily evening Mass. theater, radio and TV. At a recent performance following Mass in a Warsaw Church, members of the audience — many The phenomenon dates from of thenm political prisoners — sang patriotic songs, (NC photo) the 1981-83 period of martial law, when many artists began boy- pie," the reading made a strong "found each other" has had two other Polish groups who have cotting state-controlled theaters political statement, the kind artists benefits. turned to the church in recent and media, church officials said. outside the church can no longer "First, the artist does not dry years also has illustrated the risk "Many of us abandoned radio make. up. The church gives him a chance of "politicized" congregations, he and television because it is a place The group closed the show with to be creative," he said. "A said. of deceit. We can no longer serve a rousing rendition of the song, dramatist who cannot get his work "The full range of groups — deceit," said Kataryn Lamewska, "A Pole is not a Slave." It in- published, for example, can at from left to right — now comes to a former member of the Polish cluded the line, "A day will come least have it performed in the the pastor and says, 'you've got Art Theater in Warsaw. when Poland will be free." church. the space, you're relatively free "By my very presence there, I "The church is the only place "And second, all this activity here, you've got to help us.' The was approving what was going we can think aloud, speak aloud fills a tremendous need in the church usually gives its support, on," she said. and really express ourselves," said hearts of people for Christian but that's where the trouble can Ms. Lamewska spoke after she Ms. Lamewska, who left her state culture," he said. Performances start." The political content and two others had "performed" position after a play in which she and exhibits occur weekly at most becomes too "dense," he said. "It in a church in Sosnowiec, Poland. was performing was censored. urban churches and are catching ceases to be a church and becomes The small troupe gave a dramatic "Our programs today would never on in more and more rural a convention." reading of Poland's 1791 constitu- pass the censors — especially parishes, too, he said. "The authorities are not in- tion following a Mass May 3, because we often include street The church, he said, has different to our work," said Ms. Constitution Day. songs of the martial-law period." welcomed the. artists, even Lamewska. She added that not all With an emphasis on key An official of the Polish establishing a special national of Poland's "public" was always words, like "freedom from bishops' conference, who asked commission to deal with their appreciative, either — her car foreign powers" and "authority not to be identified, said the way problems. once was burned outside a church beginning with the will of the peo- artists and the church have But their activity and that of in which she was performing. A kids' birthday (Many painful returns of the day) By Hilda Young hats out of the commode, to turning on the oven and broiling a plastic car OTBUR6A WAS BORN IN I am not good with children's ST. NOTBURGA birthday parties. I have friends who someone stored in there, to seeing N RATTENBURG IN THE TYROL your tropical fish floating on the top IN I26*f. SHE WAS THE DAUGHTER have thrown birthday parties for OF PEASANT PARENTS ANP BECAME 3-year-olds that have made the socie- of the aquarium after being fed candy. A KITCHEN MAID JN THE HOUSEHOLD ty page. The sound of ice cubes being OF COUNT HENRY Of RATTEN6UR6 I'm lucky mine don't make the poured down the ball return has been WHEN SHE WAS 18. police blotter. Mine have been com- indelibly etched in my mind. NOTBURGA WAS DISMISSED BY pared to a cross between a tar and You cannot believe the tension of HENRY'S WIFE, OTTILIA, BECAUSE feathering and a riot. watching a ball approach the pins at OF HER PRACTICE OF GIVING I have seen 5-year-olds flick cake a snail's pace only to stop a foot in LEFT-OVER FOOP TO THE POOR frosting with a plastic spoon so hard front of them. INSTEAD OF THE PIGS. SHE LATER it raises welts. One year the paper And we learned the hard way that BECAME A SERVANT TO A FARMER. tablecloth caught on fire when rolling another ball down after it is SHE CONTINUED TO GIVE FOOP "birthday boy" blew flaming candles not a good idea. FROM HER OWN TABLE TO right off the cake. Another time he We also learned that a paper cup THOSE IN NEEP. blew the tiny sugar sprinkle and is not strong enough to hold a bowl- WHEN COUNT HENRY REMARRIED decorations into the eyes of two kids ing ball, that pushing the reset but- AFTER OTTILIA DIED, HE REHIREP across the table from him. ton in rapid succession drives the NOTBURGA, AND SHE SPENT We learned hard, but have now owner wild, and that the water foun- THE REST OF HER LIFE AS HIS fallen into line with the mainstream tain can be rigged to shoot a good 10 HOUSEKEEPER. SHE PIEP IN 1313. of America who take their children to 15 feet. St NOTBURGA IS THE out of the house for birthdays. Actually, I am considering minia- PATRONESS OF POOR PEASANTS It might cost more up front but it ture golf for the next birthday. For AND SERVANTS IN TYROL. one thing, it will be a lot less painful HER FEAST 15 SEPT. H. saves in the long run — from having to clean hardened ice cream out of if one of the kids drops the ball on the dog's ears, to pulling birthday my foot again.

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